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
Massive water tank located 600 meters below ground can help deepen understanding of ghost particles
Neutrinos are hard to detect because of their ability to pass through anything without interaction.
Skywatching events in March 2026: Onset of spring and more
The latter half of March has some really interesting skywatching events worth looking forward to.
SpaceX to launch Starlink satellites into orbit almost every day this week
The workhorse Falcon 9 rocket will launch a total of 137 satellites this week.
Artemis II mission availability: NASA just updated April launch windows
Mission managers have added another day to the existing April launch opportunities.
Artemis II: NASA to roll out SLS rocket to the launchpad on March 19, targets April 1 for launch
The two-day-long review resulted in mission managers gaining confidence about the rocket hardware.
Firefly's Alpha rocket bounces back with its seventh flight after a turbulent 2025
A ground test of Alpha Flight 7 in September last year had resulted in the loss of the first stage.
Business as usual on ISS ahead of departure of Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL today
Wednesday’s schedule was packed with biomedical studies and prep for undocking and a spacewalk.
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir shares incredible video of aurora over Canada and Alaska from the ISS
The Crew-12 commander, and current Expedition 74 member is on her second visit to the orbiting lab.
Colorado startup Lux Aeterna closes $10 million seed funding to develop reusable satellites by 2027
Lux Aeterna was founded by former employees of SpaceX and Amazon's Project Kuiper.
SpaceX Starship V3 to be launched in about 4 weeks’ time, confirms Elon Musk
The first flight of Starship’s third iteration, V3, was originally slated for the end of 2025.
NASA’s Van Allen Probe A to make fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere today
Van Allen Probe A and B ceased operations within 3 months of each other in 2019.
A meteorite crashed through the roof of a German home on March 8, reached as far as the bedroom
Damage reports have come from the Hunsrück region, the Eifel mountains, and Koblenz, among others.
NASA selects United Launch Alliance to provide upper stage for Artemis IV and V
The exploration upper stage needed to be replaced due to 'eroding cost and schedule delays.'
NASA to send supplies to ISS with Northrop Grumman CRS-24; CRS-23 to undock this week
The Northrop Grumman CRS-24 mission will launch on April 8, 2026, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
You can track Artemis II mission in real time, thanks to this new NASA platform
The platform will use data being sent to mission control in Houston to show flight information.
Vast secures funding of $500 million to speed up building its 'Haven' private space stations
The next decade will see commercial entities like Vast carry on research in low-Earth orbit.
Asteroid previously projected to hit the Moon in 2032 will now miss, says NASA
The refined observations from last month eliminate chances of impact, and provide a flyby distance.
Here's why March is the best month for viewing the aurora
Breaking down the factors that make this springtime month so prone to aurora.
HETDEX astronomers spot hidden galaxies and gas from up to 11 billion years ago
Astronomers have sifted through half a petabyte of data to create a detailed 3D map.
In pics: March 2026 'Blood Worm Moon' from New Orleans, Beijing and New Zealand
New Zealand had one of the best views of the total lunar eclipse.