Overview

• Penguin Random House and astrologer Ludovica Squirru jointly suspended the Saturday, October 4 presentation of Horóscopo Chino 2026 at the Planetario Galileo Galilei.
• The Asociación Argentina de Astronomía sent a letter to City Culture Minister Gabriela Ricardes urging immediate cancellation, calling astrology a pseudoscience and the event an affront to the institution’s mission.
• The Buenos Aires city government said the Planetarium had been rented to the publisher under standard practice used for other cultural spaces, defending the propriety of the booking process.
• Public criticism grew across academic circles and social media, with figures such as former culture minister Pablo Avelluto labeling the choice of venue “an error and a horror.”
• No new date or location has been announced, with the publisher indicating future updates will be shared on official social channels and signaling the launch will seek another site.