Biplab Das
A science journalist and writer who has been writing since 1997 on a wide range of science and technology topics. Worked with print, audio, audio-visual and online media. Over the years, he honed his skills to tell stories of how we and other living organisms emerged on earth and our and their place in cosmos.
He is elated to get the opportunity to write for ‘Starlust’. He hopes that it will give him scope to know, explore and portray space and its unending mystery more intimately.
He is an avid reader. His favorite subjects are origin of the universe, big bang, black holes, evolution and films. The books by Carl Sagan, Paul Davies, and Lee Smolin fuel his interest in space further.
His stories appeared in online magazines of Springer Nature, UK, Australian magazine ‘Cosmos’, US-based ‘Chemical & Engineering News’, London-based ‘SciDev.Net’, and India-based ‘Down To Earth’, ‘The Telegraph’, and ‘The Statesman’. He wrote scripts for science documentary films for CSIR, New Delhi, and science radio talks for ‘All India Radio’, Kolkata and did research work for an audio-visual series on zero-waste for Mumbai-based ‘Times Television Network’.
Latest From Biplab Das
Many planets have 'diesel engines' that fill their atmosphere with soot, new study finds
A study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters says that many planets in the universe may be shrouded in soot, thanks to their high pressures and temperatures.
Astronomers finally solve the mystery of long-period radio signals from deep space
"It’s not often you get to play a role in discoveries of this magnitude."
Hubble captures images of M88 on its collision course with M87 in the Virgo Cluster
As M88 heads towards M87 through the intracluster medium, it is being stripped of star-forming gas.
Our solar system may have looked very different had it not been for a third ice giant, study finds
The ice giant, now missing, may have disrupted some of the moons of Uranus and Jupiter.
Asteroids’ resources could be mined for building a human base on Mars, says expert
Asteroids hovering between Mars and Jupiter could be mined for key resources such as metals and fuel.
Scientists listened to the Sun's 'biorhythm' and made a previously unknown discovery
By looking at the Sun's interior, the scientists found that our star's behavior is changing.
Micrometeoroids and solar wind are constantly changing the Moon. New study finds how.
A team of scientists looked into impact glass returned by China's Chang'e-5 to understand lunar surface processes at the micro- and nanoscale.
Black hole binaries in the universe are produced in more than one way, says new study
Scientists analyzed hundreds of collisions before concluding that black hole binaries originate in distinct sub-populations.
Using TESS, scientists discover extremely rare triple star system where three stars eclipse each other
Located 3,080 light-years away, the system has a binary pair regularly eclipsed by a massive giant.
Subaru, James Webb study galaxy cluster from 12.6 billion years ago—here's what they found
The study provides fresh insights into the formation of massive clusters in the early universe.
NASA's balloon-borne instrument scoured the Antarctic's icy air for high-energy neutrinos
The technology used by NASA's PUEO could also be used to detect traces of cosmic rays on the Moon.
Ancient crystals in Chile's salt flat may offer hints about life on Mars
The conditions at Salar de Pajonales, the high-altitude salt flat in northern Chile, are harsh and mimic those that early life on Mars might have experienced.
Scientists say Earth-like planets may not be common in the universe
A dense metallic core, a silicate mantle, and a thin atmosphere on top—this familiar internal structure of rocky planets may be a rarity in the universe.
On a 'Hot Jupiter', day begins with clouds; by nightfall those clouds vanish—here's why
The 'Hot Jupiter' exoplanet located roughly 700 light-years away is called WASP 94A b.
15 years of data reveals temperate super-Earth around a red dwarf star just 28 light-years away
The planet is six times more massive than Earth, but colder than our home planet.
NASA discovers lava-like material that could help astronauts 'live off the land' on the Moon
The new material could help the agency design technology that could house molten lunar rocks from where resources like metals and oxygen could be extracted.
Could scientists have missed signs of alien life? Study highlights risk of 'false negatives'
The study warns that the search for alien life could be marred by the fear of 'false positives'.
James Webb Space Telescope spots a Saturn-mass exoplanet that has Earth-like temperatures
Despite being hotter than Earth, the exoplanet's temperature is mild by giant planet standards.
Why do some solar eruptions abruptly die? New study sheds light on the scientific mystery
Astronomers detected a hidden 'magnetic cage' that sometimes stops powerful solar eruptions.
Colonizers may not need to transport building tools to Mars—they could just print them, says study
A new study led by a recent graduate of the University of Arkansas suggests that 3D printing tools might be possible on the Red Planet.