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
NASA's Juno data reveals Jupiter's lightning is more Earth-like than we thought—with a ‘stealth’ twist
NASA's Juno mission reveals new details about the similarities and differences between storms on Jupiter and Earth.
Scientists trace the most energetic neutrino ever detected on Earth to blazars
The neutrino was detected back in February 2023 by a detector deep beneath the Mediterranean Sea.
Rotation may be the key factor separating giant planets from 'failed stars,' say scientists
In the future, this feature could be used to shed light on chemistry and even the birth of planetary systems.
NASA's Juno mission shows Jupiter may be smaller and flatter than previously thought
The gas giant is narrower at the equator, but flatter at the poles.
Oxygen on exoplanets is not necessarily a sign of life: A new study delves deeper into the problem
Oxygen on exoplanets can be the result of simple chemical processes rather than biological ones.
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover finds buried river delta in Jezero, improves chances of finding life
The river delta could be between 3.7 billion and 4.2 billion years old.
Astronomers discover unusual slow-pulsing radio signal unlike any observed before
The radio source belongs to a new class of celestial entities, called long-period radio transients.
Space mice offer insights into how Moon and Mars missions may affect astronauts' muscles
The study conducted by an international team of astronomers exposed mice to different levels of gravity in the orbital laboratory.
Magma ocean on an alien planet could reveal clues to Earth's turbulent history
The molten exoplanet, larger than sub-Neptune, could be a new class of planet.
After Bennu, scientists find all DNA and RNA building blocks in asteroid Ryugu samples
A Japanese team, which detected DNA and RNA bases in this asteroid's samples, also shared a disclaimer.
Two exoplanets collided—and the impact was similar to the one that created Earth and the Moon
It all started when a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington found a Sun-like star behaving strangely.
Distant moons around alien planets may host conditions for life, says new study
Unlike our Moon, they can keep water in oceans liquid for more than 4 billion years.
Scientists find evidence our Sun may have migrated from the galaxy center with stellar 'twins'
Far from the harsh galaxy center, they reached a location that is hospitable for life.
Astronomers witness the birth of a magnetar for the first time, confirming a 16-year-old theory
The newborn magnetar, a specific kind of neutron star, actually enhances the brightness of a supernova.
James Webb Space Telescope reveals strange features of auroral footprints of Jupiter's moon Io
While Jupiter's main aurora has a great deal of hot materials, a snapshot showed a cold spot in Io's auroral footprint.
Two extreme stars collided in an unexpected location—and NASA caught it
Apart from supernovas, such a merger can produce heavy elements like gold and platinum.
Physicist says intense solar activity could make early 2026 a 'high-risk' window for Artemis II launch
This reason is enough to delay the Artemis II mission further, says a Mexican nuclear physicist to the Starlust team.
Some of the galaxy's unusually cold 'stars' could actually be alien megastructures
As per a new study, Dyson spheres around faint stars in the galaxy could offer new techno-signatures clues.
Scientists successfully grow chickpeas in simulated moon dirt
This is big leap forward to how astronauts can be provided food during their sojourn on the Moon.
Astronauts may be able to grow plants on Mars and the Moon—the 'how' will surprise you
Human waste may be the key in sustainable colonization on Mars and the Moon.