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

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

Eric and Wendy Schmidt's Lazuli, the first private space telescope in history, could fly to space as soon as 2029.

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

Former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy Schmidt, have committed private funding to four ambitious ...

Bigger than Hubble and launching as soon as 2029, the Lazuli Space Observatory would be the first-ever full-scale private ...

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

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.

"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 ...

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

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