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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife Wendy are spearheading one of the most ambitious private astronomy initiatives in history. The couple is funding four next-generation telescopes through ...

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 ...

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 ...

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