The BlackFish Institute is an International Space Research and Space Products Factory. We make research and develop products in Astrophysics, Biology, Chemistry and Seismology outside Earth. Join our pod now!
Founded in 2024, the BlackFish Institute emerged from a bold vision: to push the boundaries of space exploration through interdisciplinary research combining astrophysics, astrobiology, chemistry, and planetary seismology.
Our name honors the intelligence and collaborative nature of orcas—apex predators that hunt in coordinated pods. Like them, we believe breakthrough discoveries emerge from teamwork, adaptability, and relentless curiosity.
With cutting-edge AI models analyzing data from Mars rovers, exoplanet telescopes, and deep space probes, we're uncovering the mysteries of life beyond Earth and mapping the cosmos like never before.
The BlackFish Institute operates as a dedicated research and space products arm of ENTROPIC AI, a company specializing in developing technological solutions for the agribusiness, legal, and financial sectors in Brazil.
While ENTROPIC AI focuses on applying artificial intelligence to solve real-world industry challenges, BlackFish Institute channels that same AI expertise toward the frontiers of space exploration and scientific discovery. This unique synergy allows BlackFish to leverage ENTROPIC AI's computational infrastructure, AI models, and engineering talent to push the boundaries of astrophysics, astrobiology, and remote sensing research.
ENTROPIC AI funds all of BlackFish Institute's computational resources, data acquisition, and research operations, ensuring that our scientists can focus entirely on breakthrough discoveries without funding constraints. This model enables us to bridge the gap between commercial AI innovation and pure scientific research.
The spaceflight experiment was carried out using male C57BL/10J mice (8 weeks old at launch). Wild type mice (n equals 3) were launched by Space Shuttle Discovery and housed on the International Space Station (ISS) for 91 days. They returned to the Earth by Space Shuttle Atlantis. But only one mouse returned to the Earth alive. Whole brain was sampled from the mouse killed by inhalation of carbon dioxide at the Life Sciences Support Facility of Kennedy Space Center within 3-4 hours after landing.
Astronauts are exposed to a unique combination of stressors during spaceflight, which leads to alterations in their physiology and potentially increases their susceptibility to infectious pathogens. Here we report the first microarray evaluation of any astronaut tissue sample, specifically whole blood, before and after spaceflight using an array comprising 234 well-characterized stress response genes. Differentially regulated genes included those important for DNA repair, oxidative stress, and protein folding/degradation
This research applies advanced artificial intelligence techniques to reanalyze data from the Heat Flow Experiment (HFE) deployed during the Apollo 15 mission as part of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP). The original experiment was designed to measure the Moon’s internal heat and provide insights into its thermal structure and geological evolution. The approach enables improved signal extraction, noise reduction, and data-driven modeling of subsurface thermal behavior.
This project leverages artificial intelligence models applied to multispectral imagery from the Landsat satellite constellation to optimize irrigation management across agricultural regions in Brazil. By analyzing vegetation indices (NDVI, NDWI), soil moisture estimations, and temporal land-use patterns derived from Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 data, our AI system generates precision irrigation recommendations for large-scale farms in the Cerrado and semi-arid Northeast regions. The solution integrates remote sensing data with ground-truth sensor networks and weather forecasts to reduce water consumption by up to 30% while maintaining crop yield, directly addressing water scarcity challenges in Brazilian agribusiness.
We leverage cutting-edge technologies and proprietary AI systems to process astronomical data in real-time.
Neural networks to solve any problem in our universe
Distributed processing GPUs and CPUs
Enourmous storage for astronomical data
President
Gabriel Chayb is a machine learning and software developer with a background in AI research. He utilized NASA Apollo data to detect lunar seismic activity with a novel approach, earning a global award for the best use of technology. He is the founder of Entropic AI, a company specializing in developing technological solutions for the agribusiness, legal, and financial sectors in Brazil. He conducts research in the field of lunar geology as an associate researcher with NASA and mentors other Machine Learning research in astrobiology, astrochemistry, and astrophysics.
We collaborate with leading universities and research institutions working with AI around the world.
Latest research papers and space products from our team.
Gabriel Chayb, BlackFish Institute (2026)
Yasmin Araujo, Victoria de Léon (2025)
Everything you need to know about joining our research and space products community.
We accept applications year-round from anyone who wants to became researchers with expertise in astrophysics, astrobiology, AI, or planetary science. Click the "Make your apply" button at the top of the page to submit your CV and research proposal.
We seek individuals who wants to make space science and a passion for space exploration. Strong data science experience and familiaritywith machine learning are highly valued.
Yes! We have researchers collaborating from 5 countries. We work 100% remote, but we have physical workspace in Sao Jose Dos Campos, Sao Paulo, in Brazil.
We are sponsored by ENTROPIC AI, that funds all our computional resources, data, etc. All research is published in open-access journals whenever possible to advance global scientific knowledge.
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