Early on Friday, at about 8-30 a.m. India time, the Master Partnership Agreement (MPA) for the construction of the $1.5-billion Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT), what would be the world’s largest optical and infrared telescope, ...

NEW DELHI: Work on the world's largest solar telescope is likely to commence in the Ladakh region of Jam mu and Kashmir by the end of this year.

Several Indian companies are gearing up to play a major role in the construction of the $ 1.2 billion Thirty Metre Telescope, which will be the world’s most advanced ground-based observatory that will be operating in optical ...

Construction of the world's largest optical telescope by a five-nation consortium including India is expected to start next year with Indian scientists making significant contribution in developing its key components.