The race to build a super-large ground telescope is likely down to two competitors

I have been writing about the Giant Magellan Telescope for a long time. Nearly two decades ago, for example, I wrote that ...
Scientific American

The First-Ever Private Space Telescope Could Launch before Decade’s End

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

Award-winning astrophotographer Josh Dury recommends this telescope for budding astronomers. The price has already dropped to its lowest price this year

The Celestron Inspire 100AZ is an excellent entry-level refractor telescope. We've even named it as the best beginner telescope in our best telescopes guide. It's a fantastic choice for anyone looking ...
Astronomy on MSN

Eric and Wendy Schmidt to fund space telescope, three ground-based observatories

On Wednesday, Schmidt Sciences - an organization funded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy Schmidt - announced an ambitious initiative to build a space telescope larger than Hubble ...
Space.com on MSN

Astronomers searching for alien life are sharpening our cosmic clocks. Here's why

Tiny delays in pulsar signals measured by SETI scientists could aid the search for gravitational waves and extraterrestrial ...
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Will the private sector revolutionize astronomy like it did rocket launches?

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