NVIDIA Inception Member

GPU-accelerated astronomical data processing

Pyxidis builds high-performance pipelines for astronomical survey data — exoplanet detection, stellar classification, and transient event identification. Processing terabytes of sky data with NVIDIA GPUs and AI.

2PB+
Survey data processed
12K+
Exoplanets detected
48hr
Full-sky reprocessing
99.4%
Detection precision

Astronomical data, processed at GPU speed

From raw telescope images to classified exoplanets — Pyxidis handles the full pipeline with AI-accelerated processing on NVIDIA hardware.

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Exoplanet Detection

Transit photometry and radial velocity pipelines with deep learning models. Detect exoplanet candidates from light curves in seconds. CNN + transformer models trained on TESS and Kepler data. 99.4% precision.

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Stellar Classification

Automated spectral classification from O to M type. CNN models trained on 4M+ spectra from SDSS, LAMOST, and Gaia. Classify 1M stars per hour with spectroscopic and photometric fusion.

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Transient Detection

Real-time transient event detection in survey streams. Supernovae, kilonovae, and AGN flares identified within minutes of observation. GPU image subtraction and ML classification in one pipeline.

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Galaxy Morphology

Automated galaxy classification and morphological analysis. CNN models identify spiral, elliptical, and irregular galaxies from survey images. Star formation rate estimation from spectral energy distributions.

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Survey Pipeline

End-to-end processing: calibration, stacking, source extraction, photometry, and catalog generation. Handles LSST-scale data rates (20TB/night) with distributed GPU processing across clusters.

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AI Catalog Generation

ML-powered star and galaxy catalogs with uncertainty quantification. Cross-match across surveys (Gaia, 2MASS, WISE). Automated quality flags and anomaly detection for data integrity.

GPU-accelerated data pipeline

From telescope raw frames to classified catalogs — a multi-stage pipeline optimized with NVIDIA GPUs.

PROCESSING PIPELINE
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Stage 1 — Data Ingestion & Calibration

Raw telescope frames ingested via FITS. GPU-accelerated bias/dark/flat correction, astrometric calibration, and cosmic ray removal. Processes 20TB/night at LSST scale.

CUDA Image Processing
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Stage 2 — Source Extraction & Photometry

GPU-accelerated source detection, aperture photometry, and PSF fitting. Source Extractor on GPU. ML-based star/galaxy separation. 50M sources per hour per GPU.

TensorRT + CUDA
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Stage 3 — ML Classification & Catalog

Deep learning models for exoplanet, stellar, and galaxy classification. Transformer models for light curve analysis. Outputs to searchable catalog with cross-matching.

Triton Inference
2PB
Data processed
50M
Sources per hour
48hr
Full-sky reprocessing
99.4%
Detection precision

Powering astronomical research

Deployed at observatories, research institutions, and space agencies.

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TESS Exoplanet Survey

Processing TESS full-frame images in real-time. 12,000+ exoplanet candidates detected, 480 confirmed. Transit detection in <30 seconds per light curve. Used by 15 research institutions.

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LSST Data Processing

Prototype pipeline for Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Handles 20TB/night data rate with distributed GPU processing. Source extraction and calibration 40x faster than CPU baseline.

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Transient Alerts — ZTF

Real-time transient detection on Zwicky Transient Facility streams. Supernovae classified within 4 minutes of first light. 3,200 transients detected and classified in 2025.

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Stellar Catalog — Gaia Cross-Match

Cross-matching 1.7B Gaia sources with ground-based surveys. ML-powered stellar parameter estimation (Teff, log g, [Fe/H]) for 200M stars. Catalog published to SIMBAD.

Pyxidis is a member of the NVIDIA Inception program, leveraging NVIDIA GPUs for astronomical image processing, TensorRT for ML classification, and Triton Inference Server for high-throughput model serving.
NVIDIA Inception

Process the universe at GPU speed

Join observatories and research teams using Pyxidis to accelerate astronomical data processing, exoplanet detection, and sky survey analysis.

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