Science & Tech · Space · 6 hrs ago
Lazuli telescope project lists 27 exoplanet targets
The Lazuli Space Telescope is planned as the first private space telescope.
The project is the brainchild of Eric Schmidt, Google's former CEO.
It is described as having 27 exoplanet targets, though no details about them are given.
The telescope will have a 3-meter mirror, or about 9.8 feet across.
That mirror is larger than Hubble's 2.4-meter mirror, or about 7.9 feet across.
Lazuli is expected to launch by 2029.
The Lazuli Space Telescope project lists 27 exoplanet targets, according to the headline.
The telescope is described as the world's first private space telescope.
It is the brainchild of Eric Schmidt, Google's former CEO.
Its planned 3-meter mirror would be larger than Hubble's 2.4-meter mirror.
The telescope is planned for launch by 2029.
- Who
- The Lazuli Space Telescope project, the brainchild of Eric Schmidt, Google's former CEO.
- What
- It lists 27 exoplanet targets. The telescope is described as the world's first private space telescope.
- When
- It is planned for launch by 2029.
- Where
- In space.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Targets
- 27 exoplanets
- Project
- Lazuli Space Telescope
- Mirror
- 3 meters
- Hubble mirror
- 2.4 meters
- Planned launch
- By 2029