AstroCoder: AI-Powered Discovery and Usage of Astronomy Software
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An AI-powered tool that helps astronomers discover and work with 2,270 repositories from the Astronomy Source Code Library (ASCL), providing AI-generated summaries, installation guides, and examples.

SpectraFM: Tuning into Stellar Foundation Models
Nolan Koblischke, Jo Bovy
NeurIPS 2024 Workshop: Foundation Models for Science
arXiv:2411.04750 BibTeX

A Transformer-based model capable of processing stellar spectra across any wavelength range.

Calibrating and standardizing the Tip of the Red Giant Branch in the Small Magellanic Cloud using small-amplitude red giants
Nolan Koblischke, Richard I. Anderson
Astrophysical Journal, 2024
arXiv:2406.19375 BibTeX

Discovered that pulsation impacts the TRGB in the SMC as in the LMC, with older, longer period pulsators leading to a highly accurate TRGB tip measurement.

Small-amplitude Red Giants Elucidate the Nature of the Tip of the Red Giant Branch as a Standard Candle
Richard I. Anderson, Nolan Koblischke, Laurent Eyer
Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2024
arXiv:2303.04790 BibTeX

Discovered that red giant pulsation adds a new dimension of the TRGB method, leading to an enhanced method for measuring the Universe's expansion rate.

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ChatGaia: Natural Language Interface to the Gaia Space Telescope
Nolan Koblischke
ChatGaia

A ChatGPT-powered tool enabling natural language interaction with Gaia's database of 2 billion astronomical sources. Reached 68,000+ viewers and used thousands of times.