NASA SPHEREx · IPAC/IRSA DR1 · 0.75–5.0 µm
Module 09 · 6 min · Advanced

Scientific Verification

How a candidate becomes a supported discovery

The path from candidate to discovery
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AI prioritises
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Contributor investigates
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Evidence submitted
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Peers reproduce
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Atlas entry with provenance
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Reproducibility

A submission carries its data release, pixel, channels and model version so anyone can re-run it.

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Independent review

Peers re-measure; reviewers challenge with evidence; only consistent results enter the atlas — with their history attached.

Imagery & science data: NASA / Caltech-IPAC SPHEREx DR1 via IRSA. Catalogue overlay: d3-celestial (BSD-3).StellarScope · created by Vaishal Anil & Parthiv — Team The Abyss, NASA Space Apps 2026AI: IFM K2 Horizon · NVIDIA Nemotron · Spectral Scout v2 (ONNX)