Private Mauve telescope captures first starlight, signaling a new era in commercial astronomy
The suitcase-sized Mauve telescope, created by Blue Skies Space, made its first observation by targeting the bright star eta Ursa Majoris (104 light-years away), recording visible and ultraviolet light in a five-second exposure. This marks the debut measurements for a privately funded space telescope and could help scientists identify nearby stars that host potentially habitable exoplanets, while supporting a growing commercial astronomy sector.