# 27 exoplanet targets for the world's first private space telescope

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-27T00:00:06+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-exoplanet-world-private-space-telescope.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/27-exoplanet-targets-for-the-world-s-first-private-space-telescope-03e3ea/

The Lazuli Space Telescope will be the first private space telescope. It's the brainchild of Eric Schmidt, Google's former CEO. It will have a 3-meter mirror (9.8 feet), larger than Hubble's 2.4-meter mirror (7.9 feet), and will be launched by 2029.

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