A Passionate Individual who embodies an energetic personality, Mahalekshmi is an enthusiastic practitioner and dedicated learner of the creative arts, such as Writing, Public Speaking, and Theatre. She is a published author of several poems, short stories, articles, blogs, and various creative scripts of theatre spanning across Prosceniums and Streetplays. The fascination of an innovative world at the tip of her fingers fostered her love for writing from a very young age, steering her career in this field. She journeys along to master the art of storytelling and share the joys of the creative world. Writing for Starlust, Mahalekshmi has come to realize the excitement of learning about the cosmos in which we exist. Every narrative of the Suns and the Moons to a new step in space exploration, unraveling the secrets of the universe, satisfies an unknown thrill, one that she hopes everyone shares.
Catch a glimpse of the Dumbbell Nebula—the first planetary nebula ever discovered—in August's night sky
Messier 27, also known as the Dumbbell Nebula, is one of the easiest planetary nebulae to observe in the sky throughout the month.
Aug 29, 2025
Heart of Butterfly Nebula in the constellation Scorpius reveals clues to Earth's creation
This new James Webb image focuses on the centre of the Butterfly Nebula and its dusty torus, giving us a view of its complex structure.
Aug 29, 2025
NASA discovers rocky lumps in the Mars mantle, evidence of a violent past with impacts and quakes
The space agency found the aftermath of massive impacts beneath the planet’s surface using the recordings of the InSight lander.
Aug 29, 2025
Protoplanetary disks are not so flat after all, suggests compelling evidence from ALMA
The knowledge of how planets formed might now be getting a massive twist due to ALMA's new findings.
Aug 29, 2025
SpaceX's Starship deploys eight dummy satellites in latest launch, splashes down in the Indian Ocean
The latest test of SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship achieved the first-ever deployment of a test payload into space before return.
Aug 28, 2025
NASA’s new SPHEREx mission makes historic observation of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
The data could provide new insights into the comet’s chemical makeup and physical features as it zooms through our system.
Aug 28, 2025
Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers will be at their best in the final week of July
With a sight of at least 25 shooting stars every hour in the dark sky, July 29-30 is filled with a spectacular cosmic display for enthusiasts.
Jul 25, 2025
Once-in-a-century solar event to cast complete darkness over regions worldwide for 6 minutes and 21 seconds
The longest solar eclipse for the next 89 years is to arrive in 2027, and people in Egypt might have a better experience of the event.
Jul 25, 2025
Astronomers find the ‘missing’ 40 percent of the universe's matter in hot ‘fogs’ between galaxies
A huge filament of hot gas that is bridging four galaxy clusters was found, and it could contain some of the missing matter of the universe.
Jul 25, 2025
Listen to the intricate structure of the Vela Pulsar system sonified using data from Chandra and Hubble
The data collected about the neutron star was processed using sonification and transformed into sound, aligning with the anomaly’s nature.
Jul 24, 2025
Spectacular first images from Rubin Observatory reveal 2,104 asteroids — millions more yet to be explored
The ability to detect small objects orbiting the Sun shows asteroids in motion against the static background of stars and galaxies.
Jun 24, 2025
After Rubin's first surreal images of the cosmos, scientists are 'beyond excited about what's coming'
The next-generation facility captured stars, galaxies and asteroids, revealing the cosmic phenomena on an unbelievable scale.
Jun 24, 2025
U.S. satellite firms heed foreign demands of 'sovereign' space democracy amongst competition
Satellite operators that function under the American government are signing massive international deals to support foreign space markets.
Jun 15, 2025
Astronauts on ISS tracked massive dust clouds over Canada and the U.S.
The astronauts who witnessed the unique sight from space said that they perceived it to be some kind of colorful cloud cluster.
Jun 14, 2025
Starliner’s next crewed launch delayed to early 2026 after anniversary of its first crewed ISS docking
A year ago, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft docked with the ISS, and a year later, its next flight is still delayed, as per NASA.
Jun 13, 2025
Auroras from a moderate geomagnetic storm to brighten the skies of New York and Idaho on June 14
A warning for a geomagnetic storm due to turbulent space weather hints at the formation of northern lights in a few northern U.S. states.
Jun 13, 2025
Milky Way’s glowing core set to dazzle skygazers in June 2025
Dark locations and temperate environments will allow people on Earth to witness the Milky Way in its best element this month.
Jun 12, 2025
Surreal photos of June’s 'Strawberry Moon' are breaking the internet. See here
The 'Strawberry Moon' of 2025 rose over the skyline at its lowest point in twenty years, a sight that will not return until 2043.
Jun 12, 2025
NASA’s James Webb reveals the largest map of universe ever created, capturing more than 13 billion years
The largest map of the universe was created as part of a scientific collaboration that cataloged an array of galaxies in the cosmos.
Jun 11, 2025
June's 'Strawberry Moon' was the lowest in about 20 years — here’s why this rare phenomenon occurred
The low-lying 'Strawberry Moon' is not expected to occur again until 2043.
Jun 11, 2025