About Author
Raj is a science writer at Starlust, where he explores the cosmos, one story at a time. With a background in entertainment journalism and a lifelong love of storytelling, Raj brings a unique narrative lens to the universe — weaving together celestial facts, skywatching guides, and the deeper questions inspired by space.<br/>Raj believes that space writing should not just inform, but spark curiosity. Whether he’s diving into the latest astronomical discovery or decoding the Moon’s daily rhythm, his goal is always the same: to remind us how thrilling it is to be part of a universe this vast.
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Raj enjoys going to cafes and interacting with people. He is classically trained and enjoys doing his riyaaz now and then. He also loves animals and occasionally volunteers at an animal shelter close by.
Previous Experiences
Raj has worked in the entertainment beat for almost 3 years. Apart from entertainment, raj likes to dabble in the world of pop culture and breathes, sleeps, and eats gossip (the good one).
Latest From Raj Naik
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How close is comet 3I/ATLAS to Earth today? Here are viewing tips and its likely coordinates
With an apparent brightness of magnitude 9.7, the object's light requires 17 minutes and 18 seconds to traverse the distance to our planet.
Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight—easy tips for the best viewing experience
Visibility remains strong into the early hours of Tuesday, November 18, despite the 1:00 p.m. ET (18:00 UTC) peak on the 17.
ESA tracks interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with 10x accuracy, thanks to Mars orbiter
For the first time ever, data collected by a spacecraft orbiting another planet was officially added to the official database for tracking asteroids and comets.
In a breakthrough, astronomers capture rare 'olive-shaped' star explosion just a day after detection
The detection was made possible using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the European Southern Observatory.
SpaceX to launch NASA-ESA's Sentinel-6B climate satellite aboard Falcon 9 today
Liftoff is scheduled for Monday, November 17, at 12:21 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Shenzhou-20 astronauts make it back to Earth following delay caused by space debris
Commander Chen Dong and his crew, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie, undocked the Shenzhou-21 from Tiangong at 10:14 p.m. EDT on Thursday to begin their return.
'Other' comet ATLAS caught breaking apart ahead of its upcoming Earth fly-by
Astronomer Gianluca Masi confirmed the presence of multiple fragments and debris, signaling a rapid breakup.
Penn State astronomer rebuts Avi Loeb’s claims of 10 'anomalies' in 3I/ATLAS
Penn State astronomer Jason Wright (PSETI Center) explicitly rejects Avi Loeb's calculation that the comet 3I/ATLAS has a 40% probability of being artificial.
Don't miss the Leonid meteor shower this week—it might be one of the best in years
Visible as Earth crosses the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle’s debris field from November 3 to December 2, the shower's peak is slated for 2:00 p.m. EDT on November 17.
Blue Origin's New Glenn successfully launches NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft
The mission commenced at 3:55 p.m. EST on November 13, departing from the Florida coast at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex 36.
Harvard's Avi Loeb says 3I/ATLAS may be more than a typical 'icy rock' after surviving perihelion as a single body
The object 3I/ATLAS made it past the Sun in one piece, which led Harvard astronomer to double down on his earlier argument about the object's nature.
Astronomers finally spotted what they were searching for decades—1st coronal mass ejection from another star
Scientists have spotted a red dwarf star about 130 light-years away ejecting an enormous amount of material into space.
New telescope image confirms interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is growing a bright ion tail
Data captured by a robotic telescope indicate the ion tail now extends a minimum of 0.7 degrees toward the northeast.
If 3I/ATLAS didn’t break up during perihelion, it may not be a natural comet, says Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb
Recent images of 3I/ATLAS's massive, multi-directional jets taken on November 9 reveal a critical anomaly in the object's physics.