Researchers at the National Institute of Advanced Studies have published a paper utilizing astronomical simulation software to verify celestial references found in the Taittiriya Samhita. The study confirms that the described relative positions of Mars and Jupiter align perfectly with a rare planetary conjunction occurring in the constellation of Rohini during the mid-3rd millennium BCE.
This provides a robust scientific anchor for the chronology of Vedic liturgical texts and demonstrates a high degree of observational rigor among early Indo-Aryan astronomers. The research suggests that the compilers of the Yajurveda were maintaining a detailed, multi-generational log of planetary movements to calibrate their ritual calendars.