COSMOS-Mysuru, described as the world's first tilted LED dome planetarium, is dedicated to the nation

13 November 2026

A new planetarium named COSMOS-Mysuru was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister at Mysuru in Karnataka.
It stands at the Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Centre for Higher Learning at the foothills of the Chamundi Hills.
The facility is described as India's first LED planetarium and as the world's first planetarium with a tilted LED dome.
A tilted dome puts the screen at an angle to the floor, so the audience faces the projected sky more directly than in a flat-floor dome.
Speaking at the dedication, the Prime Minister said opening the space sector to private players has let young innovators build and launch their own rockets and place satellites in orbit.
He said the Indian Space Research Organisation has built a satellite-based system that helps fishermen reach safety, and that the same capability feeds early warning for calamities.
He also recalled early Indian astronomers such as Aryabhata and Varahamihira and the Panchanga calendar tradition.
The dedication was reported by the public broadcaster's news service.