About Author
A creative professional with forays into all kinds of artistic pursuits, Pranjal's knack for meticulousness when it comes down to telling stories about space is rooted in his existential fascination. Aspects of his creative writing stem from a range of influences—be it the excellent authorship of Carl Sagan in Cosmic Connection, or in Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time. From an early age, the works of astronomy iconoclasts Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler helped him develop a scientific temper in the face of prevailing traditions, and this has pervaded into Pranjal's current works on spaceflight and skywatching. With him joining Starlust.org’s brilliant team of writers, he can realize his dream of perhaps awakening the curiosity of a fellow stargazer, the same way his own interests were piqued many moons ago.
Latest From Pranjal Pranit
Stream NASA's Moon base construction in 4K: Blue Origin's Lunar Express could make it possible
The project is built to scale and will provide multiple high-definition video coverage links.
JAXA's probe will land on Mars' moon Phobos and bring its samples back to Earth for the first time
The mission is known as Martian Moons Exploration, and will return samples from its target in 2031.
Fact check: Viral claim about NASA's 'Project Anchor' and a 7-second disappearance of Earth's gravity
The rumor was being circulated on social media platforms, and was recently debunked by NASA.
This U.S. startup has an ambitious plan to build a Martian city in the 2030s using autonomous AI robots
The company believes that with their systems in place, a city on Mars can achieve self-sufficiency with just around 10,000 people.
Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge: Public innovators put their lunar rover wheel designs to the test at Rock Yard
"Crowdsourcing gives us an opportunity to look beyond traditional approaches for lunar wheel design."
Aurora alert: NOAA issues fresh warning about incoming geomagnetic storm on August 19
Fast streams of solar wind will be responsible for the August 19 storm, as opposed to a CME.
Blue Origin CEO confirms New Glenn progress as company tests new concept of operations
The company had a simulator of its New Glenn upper stage put together at a Florida spaceport.
A fireball exploded with a force of 10 tons of TNT over Washington on August 14
More than 250 eyewitnesses across states reported the fireball's sighting to the American Meteor Society.
High geomagnetic activity could trigger aurora in northern latitudes on August 17
The heightened storm-like conditions will actually begin before dawn of August 17, 2026.
What are coronal mass ejections? How do they form and how do they affect life on Earth?
Coronal mass ejections are massive expulsions of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun’s lower corona.
Rare images show comet 220P/McNaught brightening by more than 600 times
The comet completes one orbit around the Sun every 5.5 years and passed perihelion 2 months ago.
Northrop Grumman to reuse components of postponed Gateway lunar space station for Moon Base missions
The Lunar Infrastructure Demo missions will allow NASA to test lunar technologies for the long run.
Blue Origin CEO shares latest updates as company revamps Cape Canaveral launchpad after May mishap
CEO Dave Limp shared updates on LC-36A's reconstruction and progress on LC-36B.
Total solar eclipse 2026: Tips, recommended glasses and equipment to see August 12 event safely
One must remember to ensure any solar eclipse viewing gear conforms with safety standards.
Parts of U.S. may experience auroras on August 12 as CME heads toward Earth
Besides auroral activity, the U.S. will also get to experience a solar eclipse and the Perseid meteor shower on August 12.
NASA reschedules upcoming spacewalks after bizarre CO2 readings from Anil Menon's suit: Check new dates
August is likely to see a surge in extra vehicular activities outside the ISS by NASA astronauts.
What are geomagnetic storms? Do they pose a threat to us?
Geomagnetic storms can wreak havoc on both technology and, potentially, biology.
NASA astronauts Anil Menon, Jessica Meir complete 96th U.S. spacewalk outside the ISS
This spacewalk will be followed by U.S. Spacewalk 97 next week on Thursday.
SpaceX Starship Flight 14 could take place this month: Here's what to expect
Starship V3 has taken two sub-orbital test flights, and Flight 14 will be its first orbital outing.
A coronal mass ejection from the Sun to reach Earth on August 7; auroras also a possibility
A minor, but well-directed CME erupted on the Sun on Monday, August 3, 2026.
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SpaceX Crew-13 seen training for the first time post NASA announcement
The upcoming batch of humans to go to space with SpaceX Commercial Crew-13, who will later form part of Expedition 75 aboard the Space Station, train at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. NASA’s Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency’s Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov will form part of the crew. Only Commander Watkins has been in space before.
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President Trump welcomes the Artemis II crew to the White House after their historic Moon mission
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and the Artemis II crew in the Oval Office of the White House on April 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. The crew consisted of Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Commander Reid Wiseman and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency.
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Jordan becomes 63rd Artemis Accords signatory
NASA and the US Department of State and seven other initial signatory nations established the Artemis Accords in 2020. With many countries and private companies conducting missions and operations around the Moon, the Artemis Accords provide a common set of principles to enhance the governance of the civil exploration and use of outer space.
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Artemis II in photos: Humanity’s historic mission around the Moon and back
NASA's Artemis II mission returned humans to the Moon for the first time in over five decades. Thanks to the photographs captured by the crew, people across the globe can now view pictures of the lunar far side, the Earth in its entirety, and a rare solar eclipse.
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Latvia becomes the 62nd country to join US-led Artemis Accords
Representatives from the Republic of Latvia, including Minister of Education and Science Dace Melbārde, agreed to join the Artemis Accords. These are a set of governing principles that outline an ideal of cooperative nature of space exploration for all member nations. The event, making the European nation the 62nd signatory, was held on April 20, 2026 at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.