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
Progress 96 mission to bring supplies to the ISS on September 9: How to watch the resupply live
The mission will bring three tons of supplies for the Expedition 75 crew living in space.
Astronomers just named the landing site for NASA’s Dragonfly spacecraft on Saturn’s moon Titan
The name, Ahmakiq Undae, comes from an IAU convention of naming dune fields in Latin after gods of wind.
International Observe the Moon Night: Date, importance and how to be part of NASA’s celebration
Here are reasons for why you should definitely mark this annual event in your calendar.
Meteor seen exploding with a bright flash over U.S. states of Washington, Oregon
While the meteor exploded in a fiery spectacle, no sonic boom was heard. Here's what to know.
Solar flares explained: What these giant explosions on the Sun mean for us
NASA has described these eruptions as the most powerful explosions within our solar system.
Why Sophie Adenot and Jessica Meir's US Spacewalk 99 fell behind schedule
With the astronauts falling behind schedule, Mission Control had to push some tasks to a future spacewalk.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope just adjusted its course in space—here's how to track it in real time
NASA has made an addition to its Eyes on the Solar System application to allow the public to track Roman in an interactive fashion.
Inside Artemis III: A look at how astronauts are training for NASA's ambitious mission
Artemis III will last much longer than its predecessor, requiring greater endurance from astronauts.
International Space Station to see its sixth all-woman spacewalk today: Here's a look at the other five
NASA's Jessica Meir and ESA's Sophie Adenot will venture out of the station at 8:30 am EDT.
Artemis III update: NASA begins installation of 7,700-pound RS-25 engines into SLS core stage
Each RS-25 engine will fire for about 8 minutes during ascent, providing 500,000 pounds of thrust in the process.
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.