Quantum-inspired algorithm could help reveal hidden cosmic objects

A Crisper Look at a Cosmic Creepy Crawler

This eerie space scene, appropriately named the Red Spider Nebula, some 3,000 light-years from Earth, was captured in unprecedented detail by the James Webb Space Telescope and recently released online. Planetary nebulae like the Red Spider emerge when some stars near their demise. These nebulae are composed of the outer layers of gas discarded by dying stars, which release ultraviolet light from their sizzling cores that have been laid bare. Th…

Quantum-inspired algorithm could help reveal hidden cosmic objects

Combining a quantum-inspired algorithm and quantum information processing technologies could enable researchers to measure masses of cosmic objects that bend light almost imperceptibly

Quantum-Inspired Algorithm May Uncover Hidden Cosmic Objects

Galaxy clusters create gravitational lenses, bending light around them NASA, ESA, Michael Gladders (University of Chicago); Acknowledgment: Judy Schmidt Quantum physics might hold the key to unraveling the mysteries of celestial objects that remain undetectable or poorly observed through telescopes. In our quest to comprehend the universe, we gather and scrutinize light emitted by stars [...] The post Quantum-Inspired Algorithm May Uncover Hidde…