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
The Sun was about to unleash a coronal mass ejection—but it didn't. Scientists now know why
The four different spacecrafts that were observing the Sun at that time have finally provided the data that helped scientists reach a conclusion.
Source of gravitational waves from a black hole merger weighing 230 suns may have been an illusion
The possibility of lensing appears to be the most convincing yet in describing the unusual source.
Aurora alert: Northern lights to become prominent over several U.S. states on September 9. Check list here
The aurora will extend farther south than usual, but viewing opportunities will be gone by Thursday.
Artemis IV: NASA just asked Axiom to revise spacesuits for 2028 Moon landing. Here's why
The Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuits are being created to keep astronauts safe and comfortable for up to eight hours of EVAs on the Moon mission.
Rescue spacecraft LINK will de-orbit within 3 weeks after failing to execute NASA's Swift Boost mission
The spacecraft has been put on the same orbit as Swift, but will be kept miles away from it.
Northern U.S. states could see aurora as NOAA predicts geomagnetic storm on September 8
The geomagnetic storm is understood to be a result of an C9-class solar flare that hurled a coronal mass ejection towards Earth.
From September 14-20, the Moon can help you find the Milky Way center: Here's how
Conditions must be ideal, with dark skies, for one to spot the galactic center.
NOAA’s alert about a Type II radio emission from the Sun could signal an incoming CME
If a CME does arrive, we could experience a geomagnetic storm, with auroras becoming visible.
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.