A research team published findings in Nature Communications showing how artificial intelligence can decode data from astrophysical explosions to understand nuclear forces. The scientists used machine learning to analyze neutron star observations, revealing insights into how neutrons and protons interact in dense matter at the quantum level.
Neutron stars represent some of the densest matter in the universe, making them natural laboratories for studying nuclear physics under extreme conditions. These stellar remnants pack the mass of our sun into a city-sized sphere, creating pressures impossible to replicate on Earth.