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

On Wednesday evening, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, announced a major investment in not just one ...

A first-of-its-kind space telescope could soon launch into orbit and potentially chart a new path forward for astronomy.

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

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

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

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

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 ...

A team of scientists has estimated that the Hubble Space Telescope could reenter Earth’s atmosphere and meet its fiery demise ...