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’.
Scientists successfully grow chickpeas in simulated moon dirt
Astronauts may be able to grow plants on Mars and the Moon—the 'how' will surprise you
40 years of data reveal how the Sun's internal structure behaves in its quieter phases
Researchers discover the most compact 3+1-type quadruple star system till date
Moon’s far-side soil may offer sturdier foundations for future bases, AI analysis suggests
MeerKAT uncovers record-setting cosmic laser in a galaxy 8 billion light-years away
A rare 'teenage' planetary system could help bridge a gap in the study of cosmic evolution
U.S. Space Force presses pause on all Vulcan Centaur launches due to booster anomaly
Artemis II: NASA identifies cause of helium issue, continues repairs inside VAB
Largest-ever ALMA image shows Milky Way's chaotic center in unprecedented detail
Scientists have found a new method to detect elusive supermassive black hole binaries
Could we possibly catch up with 3I/ATLAS? A daring new plan says 'yes'
Auroras on Jupiter's moon Ganymede are not too different from those on Earth
Dusty galaxies from the universe's far edges show star formation had begun earlier than suspected
Thick layer of volcanic ash may be hiding massive glaciers on Mars
Astronomers have figured out how space 'snowmen' are formed
James Webb Space Telescope maps Uranus’s upper atmosphere for the first time ever
The anomalies NASA faced during Artemis II second wet dress rehearsal
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures a rare jellyfish galaxy from 8.5 billion years ago
