Saubhagya Mukherjee

Saubhagya Mukherjee

Saubhagya is an editor at Starlust and is responsible for fine-tuning stories on deep space objects and barrier-breaking missions. Having edited over 2,000 articles in his career as a journalist, Saubhagya's expertise lies in mentoring reporters on the art (and science) of breaking down complex outer-space phenomena into lucid stories without compromising on essential technicalities. When he is not busy stargazing, Saubhagya can be found indulging in dystopian science fiction or playing soccer.

SpaceX's Crew-11 undocks from International Space Station aboard Dragon, heads for splashdown

The undocking took place after mission controllers deemed the weather excellent for splashdown.
Published: Jan 15, 2026

3I/ATLAS' anti-tail longer than Earth–Moon distance, Harvard's Avi Loeb reiterates technological possibility

The average distance between Earth and the Moon is 384,400 kilometers (about 238,855 miles).
Published: Dec 16, 2025

SpaceX explains what caused the Starlink–Chinese satellite near-collision last week

A Starlink satellite and one launched aboard the Chinese rocket Kinetica 1 were just 200 meters apart.
Updated: Dec 19, 2025

Groundbreaking supercomputer simulations explain why black holes are so bright

A team of computational astrophysicists has developed a simulation that explains the behavior of matter around black holes.
Updated: Dec 5, 2025

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS appears to be covered in erupting 'icy volcanoes,' scientists say

A study has also concluded that the interior of 3I/ATLAS is rich in metal, which could challenge our current understanding of comet formation.
Published: Dec 5, 2025

NASA's Hubble captures new view of 3I/ATLAS as ESA’s Juice spots heightened comet activity

The Hubble captured the image on November 30, while Juice caught a glimpse of the interstellar visitor shortly after perihelion.
Published: Dec 5, 2025

NASA astronomers warn explosive satellite growth poses 'a very severe threat' to space telescope data

The population of satellites could grow to a massive 560,000 by the end of the 2030s.
Updated: Dec 16, 2025

NASA's James Webb Telescope spots 'super-puff' exoplanet leaking substantial volume of helium into space

The exoplanet is located seven times closer to its star than Mercury is to our own planet.
Published: Dec 4, 2025

Astronomers stunned by giant rotating chain of 14 galaxies—possibly the 'largest spinning object' ever discovered

The object in question is a cosmic filament, a thread-like chain of gas that is about 5.5 million light-years in length and 117,000 light-years in width.
Published: Dec 4, 2025

December’s full moon—the last supermoon of the year—peaks tonight: Here's what to know

From the best time to watch the Cold Moon to the date and time of the first supermoon of 2026, here's everything you need to know.
Updated: Dec 4, 2025

Asteroid Bennu samples contain 'key to happiness' among other fascinating things

Scientists have found a nutrient crucial to the production of serotonin in the asteroid samples.
Updated: Dec 3, 2025

SpaceX deploys 29 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, completing third batch in two days

The satellites were onboard a Falcon 9 rocket that launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Updated: Apr 1, 2026

First-ever map of Mars’ massive drainage systems hints the planet may once have been a world built for life

As many as 19 big clusters were discovered, but 16 of them crossed the threshold for large drainage basins.
Published: Dec 3, 2025

53 massive quasars found blasting out jets 50 times the diameter of the Milky Way

These giant radio quasars belong to a group of 369 that was recently discovered by the Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope near Pune, India.
Updated: Dec 2, 2025

Earth hit by fierce X-class solar flare, triggering a significant radio blackout across Australia

The flare peaked at 9:49 p.m. ET on November 30 and triggered an R3-level radio blackout on the sunlit side of Earth.
Published: Dec 2, 2025

We've now detected 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, thousands more will be discovered soon

10,000 of the 40,000 were discovered in the last three years alone.
Published: Nov 28, 2025

Bright green fireball traveling close to 100,000 mph lights up sky above Michigan's Great Lakes

Several eyewitnesses reported the sighting before NASA looked into it.
Published: Nov 28, 2025

Moss was put on the exterior of International Space Station—after 9 months, its growth stunned scientists

Researchers claim that this could pave the way for basic ecosystems outside of Earth.
Updated: Nov 21, 2025

NASA releases exclusive images of 3I/ATLAS, offering stunning insights into the interstellar comet

Several of NASA's missions captured the interstellar comet from different vantage points.
Published: Nov 20, 2025

Watch interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS live this week as it nears closest approach to Earth

The unique initiative comes from the Virtual Telescope Project that captured a fascinating image of 3I/ATLAS' ion tail.
Published: Nov 18, 2025
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