Frequently asked questions

CosmosIntelligence is a research, education and technology initiative focused on using AI and public scientific data to make the Universe easier to explore, study and participate in.

Space Buddy is being developed as a conversational product experience to connect live sky views, 3D exploration, NASA resources, scientific data, citizen science, community features and future observing workflows.

AI Space View is the visual universe canvas and exploration interface. Space Buddy is the conversational guide that operates across that visual experience and connected tools.

FloBrain is the shared intelligence, memory, context and tool coordination layer that can support Space Buddy and other applications.

NASA Eyes is a NASA visualization product. Space Buddy can embed or link to documented Eyes experiences, then add conversational navigation, explanations, memory, data connections and pathways to research or citizen science.

No. CosmosIntelligence and Space Buddy are independent projects. Public NASA resources may be used according to applicable rules, but that does not mean NASA sponsors or endorses the project.

Resources include NASA Eyes, Solar System Treks, NASA 3D Resources, Spacecraft AR, ClipperAR, First Woman, selected Chandra XR experiences, NASA Home and City, NASA Exoplanet Watch, JPL Horizons and the NASA Exoplanet Archive.

The product requirements include an accurate sky view based on a user selected or consented location, date and time. Location controls should allow privacy preserving alternatives such as manual city selection.

Adaptive planetary viewpoints are part of the product requirements for supported bodies and datasets.

Free roam navigation is part of the product direction. Speed controls should make movement understandable across human, planetary, stellar and larger scales.

The product requirements include two way audio, spoken explanations and synchronized captions using the same source grounded AI path as text.

An optional shared universe is planned as a later capability. It must remain focused on education, exploration and collaboration and will require moderation, privacy and safety systems.

The product plan includes a source aware news and community hub where people can share astrophotography, research, observations and discussions. Content types should be clearly labeled.

Yes, the product plan includes VR, AR and WebXR. Core educational content must remain available without XR hardware.

Yes. A central goal is to help users move from curiosity into real participation by handing them into official citizen science programs such as NASA Exoplanet Watch when appropriate.

No. CosmosIntelligence studies network structure, information patterns and consciousness as research questions. It does not present universal consciousness as an established scientific fact.

Published research has found quantitative similarities in selected network measures between neuronal systems and the cosmic web. The comparison is a starting point for measurable research, not proof that the Universe is a brain.

NASA has reported from Hubble based research that the abundance of galaxies is so great that, in principle, every patch of sky contains part of a galaxy. Much of the light is simply too faint, distant or shifted outside human vision.

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Technical and nontechnical contributors can participate, including researchers, citizen scientists, engineers, AI specialists, designers, business development, marketing, partnerships, writers, educators, community builders, analysts and many other roles.

The public build map is organized around work areas and completion signals rather than fixed dates. The emphasis is useful outputs and validated capabilities.

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