Friday, October 23, 2026

27 Exoplanet Targets for the World's First Private Space Telescope

An artist's illustration of 55 Cancri d, an exoplanet notable for being a Jupiter analog. It's one of the planets on a list of 27 targets for the Lazuli Space Telescope. It'll be the world's first private space telescope, and will use a coronagraph to image exoplanets. It's scheduled for a 2029 launch. Image Credit: NASA

Get ready for the age of private space telescopes. The Lazuli Space Telescope will launch in a few years and part of its mission is to observe exoplanets. New research presents a list of 27 exoplanet targets, some of which are very well-known and will certainly benefit from deeper observations.



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