Mahalekshmi P
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.
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NASA’s SPHEREx maps the entire sky in over a hundred colors
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Are materials from 3I/ATLAS on their way towards Earth? Avi Loeb shares his thoughts
The astronomer looked into the possibility of materials from 3I/ATLAS hitting Earth following the comet's closest approach.
Japan’s H3 rocket fails to plant geolocation satellite into orbit, officials report
The H3 rocket was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at 8:51 p.m EST.
Uranus and Neptune may be more rocky than icy, new study reveals
'The ice giant classification is oversimplified as Uranus and Neptune are still poorly understood,' said experts.
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The region around black holes was not thought to be conducive to star formation, yet research proved otherwise.
NASA prepares for Moon landings, begins the most complex plume-surface interaction tests
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