Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground observatories. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang reported on the unveiling of Schmidt ...

The Lazuli Space Observatory from Schmidt Sciences will be larger than Hubble. The Lazuli Space Observatory from Schmidt Sciences will be larger than Hubble. is a news writer covering all things ...

Prior to World War II the vast majority of telescopes built around the world were funded by wealthy people with an interest in the heavens above. However, after the war, two significant developments ...

PHOENIX — A billionaire-backed philanthropic organization is funding the development of a series of new observatories, including a space telescope larger than Hubble that its backers say can be built ...

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope completed final assembly in late November 2025 with a launch as soon as the fall of 2026. Credit: NASA/Jolearra Tshiteya PHOENIX — NASA expects to launch the ...

Winds exceeding 110 mph that tore across the top of Mount Hamilton early Christmas morning blasted a massive steel protective door off the iconic white dome at Lick Observatory. Now, with back-to-back ...

NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope has completed its first infrared map of the entire sky in 102 colors using observations made between May and December 2025. NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope — launched in ...

In order for NASA to study the mysteries of the universe, the scientists there need to be able to look out into the cosmos. The Hubble Space Telescope did this for a time, giving humanity some ...

The article details the successful construction of an 8-inch f/5 Newtonian Dobsonian telescope, named the Leavitt, primarily utilizing accessible consumer-grade 3D printing technology for its ...

Day 2 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: a stellar nursery. Reflection nebula GN 04.32.8 is part of the stellar nursery called the Taurus Molecular Cloud, roughly 480 light-years from Earth.

A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly. The National Science Foundation's NoirLab released the picture on Wednesday. The glowing "wings" ...

A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly. The National Science Foundation's NoirLab released the picture Wednesday. Snapped last month by the ...