A billionaire-backed philanthropic organization is funding the development of a series of new observatories, including a ...

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife Wendy are spearheading one of the most ambitious private astronomy initiatives in ...

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground ...

Development of the Lazuli Space Observatory space-based telescope would be led by Schmidt Sciences, which characterizes it as ...

As reported by Science, the telescope was announced at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society this week and could be ...

But first, a bit of space telescope history. One of the most powerful space-based telescopes to be launched into the Earth’s ...

"We're going to do it in three years, and we're going to do it for a ridiculously low price," Pete Klupar, executive director ...

The Schmidts' philanthropic research organization will build a 3-meter space telescope and fund three ground-based facilities.

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt aims to fly the first private space telescope by 2029. Will it pave the way for more private ...

Scientists are using powerful telescopes to study exoplanet atmospheres for signs of life. New missions could soon reveal ...