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.
Trump's 2026 budget proposes a 24% reduction in NASA’s space exploration funding
President Trump’s ‘skinny’ budget may hinder various ongoing and future space missions.
May 5, 2025
Trump's 2026 budget reimagines NASA's Artemis, hands moon missions to private sector
The proposal puts forth a ‘sustainable’ budget that shuts down the Gateway moon-orbiting space station and halts SLS and Orion.
May 5, 2025
NASA's astrophysics mission gets delayed amidst significant budget cuts, with new dates in 2026
NASA stated that the call for research proposals for the next Small Explorer (SMEX) mission would be postponed until April 2026.
May 5, 2025
NASA is sending astronauts around the Moon sooner than expected — first time in over 50 years
The Artemis 2 mission will be NASA’s return to the surface of the moon with the first crewed lunar flyby of the Orion spacecraft.
May 4, 2025
NASA conducts fifth all-female spacewalk in latest milestone outside the ISS
Astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers step out in space to shift an antenna and prepare the space station for a new set of solar arrays.
May 3, 2025
ESA's Biomass satellite launched aboard Vega C to track carbon and fight climate change
The Biomass satellite is tasked with monitoring the forests and ecosystems to calculate their shifts and role in carbon cycles.
May 2, 2025
NASA and Roscosmos chart ISS retirement plan—what part will SpaceX play in the final descent
As increasing leaks torment the International Space Station, the U.S.-Russian Joint Commission advises a planned and controlled deorbit.
May 1, 2025
What SpaceX has planned for May 2025: Key launches and missions to watch
The full guide to SpaceX’s upcoming rocket launches, a visible planets guide, and a skywatching forecast will be available to the public.
Apr 30, 2025
NASA's spacecraft captures a unique solar eclipse — a specific 'lunar transit' only visible from space
A visual of a partial solar eclipse, only visible from space, was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).
Apr 29, 2025
NASA and Boeing indefinitely pause experimental, sustainable plane project worth $1.15 billion
The research has now been redirected towards thin-wing technology, stated NASA and Boeing.
Apr 28, 2025
How pigeon droppings on a telescope helped scientists confirm the Big Bang
While cleaning pigeon nests and droppings from a telescope, scientists detected what they initially thought was an interfering signal.
Apr 27, 2025
NASA astronaut explained 'dramatic' feeling of returning to Earth from space: 'It is unsettling'
Astronaut Leroy Chiao shared that the travel is not just about exhaustion and the intense force the body feels; it is much more.
Apr 26, 2025
NASA expert's response to claims that Earth is flat is simple yet compelling
The expert put the claims believed by flat-earthers to rest with a basic explanation.
Apr 25, 2025
NASA astronaut watched Earth from space for the first time and realized humanity is 'living a lie'
Astronaut Ron Garan was in space for 178 days, and the enlightenment he had changed his views about humanity.
Apr 24, 2025
Unique 'smiley face' will appear in the night sky on April 25 — NASA reveals when to watch
An incredible moment in space would capture three celestial bodies in the sky, making it look like a 'smiley face' staring at you from space.
Apr 23, 2025
NASA's oldest-serving astronaut returned to Earth after 220 days and he marked it with a special milestone
Astronaut Don Pettit returned to Earth after a seven-month science mission on the International Space Station.
Apr 22, 2025
NASA's rover discovers bizarre skull-shaped structure on Mars
The Perseverance rover was going down a ridge when it spotted the unusual structure in a region where it wasn't supposed to be.
Apr 21, 2025
'Baby pictures' showing the universe when it was about 380,000 years old take the internet by storm
Astronomers release the earliest images of the universe with the first stars and galaxies.
Apr 20, 2025
Astronomers believed dark matter was fundamental in galaxy formation — until a discovery proved them wrong
It was believed that every galaxy cluster contains its own dark matter, which impacts how the galaxy and the hot gas inside it move.
Apr 19, 2025
Astronomers baffled after discovering our galaxy's closest neighbor is being torn apart
The nearby galaxy is undergoing an unknown transformation as researchers identify unique and massive activity from stars.
Apr 18, 2025