Long before telescopes brought the sky into closer view, native peoples around the world made astronomical observations, recording them with stories passed down through generations. The legends and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

US-based Indian-origin astronomer Professor Shrinivas Kulkarni has clinched the Royal Astronomical Society's (RAS) prestigious Gold Medal in London for pioneering discoveries in time-domain astronomy.

The Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle, Ladakh, is India's most suitable location for transmitting quantum signals to satellites measured against ARIES Nainital and Mount Abu 1. Satya Ranjan ...

Under the vast, ink-dark skies of the Himalayan cold desert, Ladakh is preparing to turn itself into a giant natural observatory as it hosts “Ladakh Astro Week 2026” from May 20-26, blending science, ...

A major international astronomy study led by an Indian scientist has discovered a massive structure of young galaxies in the early universe, naming it after a famous lake in Manipur.

An Indian researcher based in Japan has named a newly discovered large structure of galaxies after Manipur’s Loktak Lake, ...

Indian Jesuit Father Richard D’Souza, the new director of the Vatican Observatory, says he will continue the tradition of Vatican astronomers who demonstrated how science and faith can co-exist. The ...