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

In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has ...

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

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

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

"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 ...

At 710 meters (just under half a mile) wide, this space rock sets a record for how fast it spins on its axis: about one ...

Wednesday night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest ...

Surya Uttarayan 2026 begins on 14 January, marking the Sun’s northward journey. The transition symbolises positivity, longer days, spiritual growth, and auspicious new beginnings.

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. January 6: The Pleiades and the Hyades The icy moon Europa and its shadow transit the disk of Jupiter this evening as the ...

On Thursday, Jan. 8, NASA held a press conference to announce the early return of Crew-11 from the International Space ...