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Comet 24P/Schaumasse makes its closest approach to the sun today: But will you be able to see it?

24P/Schaumasse will make its closest pass of the sun on Jan. 8, according to In-the-sky, when it will pass 109.7 million ...
Astronomy

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

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

The first privately funded space-based telescope is in the works

Lazuli’s design features a 3.1-meter mirror, which would make it larger than NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (but smaller than ...
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Hubble telescope discovers 'Cloud-9,' a dark and rare 'failed galaxy' that's unlike anything seen before

Astronomers have revealed a new type of cosmic object called Cloud-9 — a dim, starless gas cloud anchored by a massive dark ...