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.
NASA faces reduced ISS crew and research due to a prolonged budget shortage
The agency has been facing budget issues even before the fiscal budget announcement, affecting their mission plans and research needs.
May 24, 2025
President Trump appoints Space Force General Michael Guetlein to lead $175 billion Golden Dome project
In an announcement in the Oval Office alongside the Secretary of Defense, Trump revealed his plans for the $175 billion program.
May 23, 2025
Florida environmentalists raise concerns about increased SpaceX launches from 50 to 120 per year
A local environmental advocacy group highlights through several letters how increased launches will impact the flora and fauna.
May 23, 2025
America must dominate in 'all the domains of space,' says acting NASA chief
Acting NASA chief Janet Petro addresses the successful Blue Ghost Moon Mission and the touchdown of the private lunar lander.
May 20, 2025
California startup Varda Space has completed its 3rd successful space capsule return. It landed in Australia.
The third success of the W-series of Varda missions was marked at 02:07 a.m. UTC on May 14, 2025, in South Australia
May 20, 2025
NASA revives Voyager 1's backup thrusters as it continues its interstellar journey begun in 1977
The dormant thrusters were carefully revived by NASA engineers to be the active backup. They had a residual buildup in the fuel tubes.
May 19, 2025
NASA is leveraging resources to develop construction technology for Moon and Mars missions
These technologies have recorded incredible progress for space applications.
May 17, 2025
Pentagon asks private companies to help secure space by enhancing satellite network
The companies will work collectively to build a secure military and commercial communication network.
May 15, 2025
Following consecutive Starship mishaps, SpaceX prepares for 9th test flight with extended 'static fire' test
A 'static fire' test for an extended period was conducted with a Starship upper stage at the Starbase site in South Texas.
May 15, 2025
NASA's super pressure balloon successfully made lapse over New Zealand
NASA’s second super-pressure balloon floated over the country’s North Island by following its wind pattern before moving away.
May 14, 2025
NASA’s billion-dollar Mars sample mission faces a setback as Trump signals intent to cut funding
The samples from the Martian surface, collected after spending billions of dollars, might have to be left behind.
May 13, 2025
NASA telescope spots roaming giant black hole that's eating stars: 'Space Jaws'
The massive black hole is 600 million light-years away.
May 12, 2025
NASA struggles to reduce activity on the International Space Station after massive budget cut
The reductions on the ISS will span across the experiments being conducted onboard and the number of crew members operating in space.
May 12, 2025
NASA's Nighthawk: A new chapter in the Mars helicopter mission that will scan for proof of life
The proposal of the Nighthawk is a bigger step in the Mars helicopter mission to search for water and life in a volcanic canyon network.
May 10, 2025
Soviet Spacecraft failed to land on Venus and is plummeting back to Earth after 53 years
The Soviet Union's Kosmos 482 had a rocket-assisted toss, leaving a major payload in orbit that will have an uncontrolled reentry.
May 10, 2025
NASA's Perseverance rover captures the visual of Martian 'dust devils' devouring each other
The navigation camera captured multiple swirling air and dust columns on the Martian surface near the Jezero Crater.
May 9, 2025
Starship launches to happen every other week at Texas Starbase launch site: FAA approves
SpaceX is now allowed to conduct up to 25 Starship launches and landings in a year, compared to the previous 5.
May 9, 2025
NASA's NICER records periodic X-ray flares near massive black holes and maps their cosmic evolution
A low mass object passing through the gas of a black hole slowly disintegrates, leaving behind debris observed in periodic X-ray flares.
May 9, 2025
NASA's James Webb unveils the mystery of the Milky Way's most common planets
Sub-Neptunes are the most common exoplanets observed in our galaxy, and James Webb telescope helps study exoplanet TOI-421 b.
May 8, 2025
Scientists track falling spacecraft to measure how satellite air pollution affects Earth's atmosphere
European scientists tracked the atmospheric reentry of Salsa, one of ESA’s cluster satellites, by chasing it on a chartered business jet.
May 7, 2025