At MIT, a ‘Top Gun: Maverick’-like experiment, but with autonomous aircraft. Details

Researchers at MIT have developed a new technique using a deep-reinforcement learning algorithm that could enable autonomous aircraft to execute a mission portrayed in the film Top Gun: Maverick. The researchers solved the stabilise-avoid problem, which existing AI methods have struggled with, by reframing the issue as a constraint-optimisation problem. The team flew their simulated 'jet' in a scenario that simulated the mission in Top Gun: Maverick and were able to prevent the jet from crashing or stalling. The model used for the experiment was open-sourced in 2018.

Potential presence of primitive lunar mantle materials on Chandrayaan-3 landing site: Study

Chandrayaan-3's landing site revealed high sulphur levels, suggesting presence of primitive lunar mantle materials from the South Pole-Aitken basin's formation 4.3 billion years ago, offering insights into early lunar evolution and composition.