About Author
Raj is a space writer at Starlust, specializing in translating complex astronomical phenomena into clear, engaging narratives. With a foundation in science communication and a background in journalism, he applies a structured, research-driven approach to covering topics across astrophysics, cosmology, planetary science, and observational astronomy.
His work spans a range of subjects, from stellar evolution and galactic dynamics to orbital mechanics and skywatching event guides, grounded in current scientific research and peer-reviewed studies. Raj is particularly focused on making cutting-edge discoveries in space science accessible to general audiences, without compromising on technical accuracy.
Driven by a strong belief that science writing should both educate and provoke inquiry, he constructs each piece to not only explain what we know about the universe, but how we’ve come to know it, highlighting methods, instrumentation, and scientific reasoning behind the facts.
Where is comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) now: Current location and coordinates
C/2025 A6 made its closest approach to Earth on October 21, 2025.
18 hours ago
Stunning new image of Butterfly Nebula captured by Gemini South telescope in Chile
Located 2,500 to 3,800 light-years away in the Scorpius constellation, this nebula's unusual shape is a result of its central star shedding material.
20 hours ago
NASA's Perseverance rover detects giant sunspot 15 times wider than Earth rotating toward our planet
Perseverance's main job is Martian weather forecasting, but its routine solar scans on November 25 unexpectedly detected the large sunspot.
21 hours ago
Perseverance rover detects electric discharge in Martian dust storms for the first time
The SuperCam's microphone unexpectedly picked up the signals from two dust devils.
22 hours ago
One NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts to launch to ISS aboard Soyuz MS-28 on Thanksgiving Day
The Soyuz MS-28 will carry NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Mikaev and veteran Sergey Kud-Sverchkov.
23 hours ago
New images show the death of 'other' comet ATLAS as it shatters into multiple fragments
Comet C/2025 K1 ATLAS, an Oort Cloud object found by ATLAS in May, skimmed past the Sun on October 8 at 31 million miles.
1 day ago
In new 3I/ATLAS image, two glowing ion tails and a faint anti-tail stun the internet
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb thinks that the nature of the two tails implies a mass loss that is not visible in 3I/ATLAS.
1 day ago
China's Shenzhou-22 successfully docks with Tiangong space station, set to bring Shenzhou-21 crew home
At 3:50 p.m. Beijing time, the spacecraft finished its setup and seamlessly docked at the core module’s forward port.
1 day ago
Century-old mystery solved? Scientists may have 'seen' dark matter for the very first time
New data from a NASA space telescope hints that scientists may have finally captured the first direct glimpse of the mysterious substance.
1 day ago
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope survives another round of tough space tests
The telescope's outer barrel and solar panels were subjected to a powerful acoustic blast reaching 138 decibels, louder than standing next to a jet engine during takeoff.
2 days ago
Small icy moons are hiding boiling oceans deep under their frozen shells, scientists say
Unlike geology on Earth, which is driven by the movement of deep rock, the action on icy moons is powered by the dynamics of water and ice.
2 days ago
NASA's twin ESCAPADE mission snaps first 'selfies' just days after leaving Earth
The twin ESCAPADE spacecraft utilized their Visible and Infrared Observation System (VISIONS) cameras to take photographs on November 21.
2 days ago
James Webb Telescope finds potentially record-breaking black hole from early universe
The black hole is nestled in a distant galaxy named GHZ2.
2 days ago
Are we alone in the universe? NASA's technosignature grant could help solve the mystery
After a decade focused on simple 'biosignatures,' researchers are increasingly pivoting the search for alien life toward detecting technological output.
2 days ago
Cold Moon 2025: When and how to see the December Supermoon
The Supermoon title is applied precisely when the full phase of the Moon coincides with perigee, its closest point to Earth in its orbit.
3 days ago
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to make its closest approach to Earth soon—where is it now?
The object is expected to make its closest approach on December 19, 2025, passing by at a distance of approximately 167 million miles.
3 days ago
Moon to glide over Saturn on November 29, revealing Plato, Copernicus and Tycho
Using a telescope may not be the wisest choice during the event.
3 days ago
See the Andromeda Galaxy and Perseus Double Cluster with the naked eye on November 26—here's how
Sharing a brightness of magnitude 4, the Andromeda Galaxy and Perseus Double Cluster are readily accessible.
3 days ago
Blue Origin announces major New Glenn upgrades as rivalry with SpaceX intensifies
The company is rolling out significant upgrades to its existing New Glenn rocket and at the same time, revealing a powerful new "super heavy" variant.
3 days ago
Astronomers capture the 'best-yet color image' of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
Amateur astronomers Michael Jäger and Gerald Rhemann used a standard 12-inch telescope and a specialized camera to capture the extraordinary color image.
4 days ago