Aerospace, Physics, and Space Science Student Publications
Document Type
Poster
Publication Title
Northrop Grumman Engineering & Science Student Design Showcase
Abstract
Hypothesized extraterrestrial technological intelligences have been theorized to construct large structures orbiting their host star. They can be detected using their transit light curves. We trained a deep neural network on epoch photometries queried from GAIA DR3 and synthetic light curves simulated for these various theorized transiting geometries.
Advisor
David Harris, Manasvi Lingam
Publication Date
4-24-2026
Recommended Citation
Lugo, Emilio and McDermott, Bridget, "That’s No Moon: Understanding Technosignatures via Simulating the Lightcurves of Transiting Extraterrestrial Kilostructures" (2026). Aerospace, Physics, and Space Science Student Publications. 78.
https://repository.fit.edu/apss_student/78