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.
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 launches world's first commercially built nuclear-powered satellite
The satellite, called BOHR, was built by the Florida-based company City Labs.
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Communications experiments carried out by CAPSTONE could be invaluable for future Artemis missions.
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NASA’s Swift Boost mission: Katalyst Space's LINK spacecraft establishes contact with ground teams
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NASA's Artemis III update: Two of the four RS-25 engines arrive at Kennedy Space Center
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Launch of NASA’s Swift Boost mission, scrubbed for the third time in as many days, now set for today
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Blue Origin wants New Glenn to return to flight this year—but how much progress has it made?
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Scientists are currently trying to determine if a coronal mass ejection (CME) was also launched.
NASA announces four new lunar lander missions worth nearly $600 million to advance Moon Base science
Each of the four landers for the $30 billion Moon Base will be an updated version of designs that have already flown.
US Spacewalk 95: NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams replace faulty Canadarm2 on ISS
The spacewalk lasted well over 7 hours, 40 minutes longer than expected. Here are the details.
NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory: 5 key features of the upcoming mission to search for alien life
The mission is still in the early stages of its conception, with contracts given recently to firms.
NASA's Swift Boost mission will launch today—here's how it will rescue a 21-year-old space telescope
The mission will restore Swift to the state it was in when launched in November 2004.
Artemis mission update: NASA tests hardware for refueling spacecraft in low-Earth orbit
The transfer of cryogenic fuel between two vehicles in space has never been attempted.
Remembering Soyuz 11 cosmonauts: A timeline of their fatal descent to Earth in 1971
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