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Amateur astronomer says Claude Code helped spot unknown planet
Original: I think I found a planet nobody knew existed. I used Claude Code to find it
A user reports discovering what they believe is a previously unknown planet, saying they used Anthropic's Claude Code coding assistant to analyse astronomical data and identify the candidate. The claim, shared on Reddit's ClaudeAI community, has drawn hundreds of upvotes and sparked discussion about whether AI coding tools can genuinely contribute to scientific discovery.
Why now: People are discussing the striking claim that an AI coding tool helped an amateur make a potentially novel astronomical discovery.
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