Quantum computers may help us see more exoplanets – and see them in more detail too.
Astronomers have now found thousands of planets beyond our solar system, but they anticipate that there are actually billions of these exoplanets out there. Identifying and studying them is an integral part of the search for extraterrestrial life, but doing so is technically challenging because they are so distant from Earth.
Johannes Borregaard at Harvard University and his colleagues argue that quantum computers may significantly improve the process.