About Author
Saubhagya Mukherjee is a Senior Sub-Editor at Starlust.org, where his beats span astronomy, spaceflight, and skywatching. Having extensively reported on the historic Artemis II mission in April 2026, Saubhagya is particularly interested to see how the modern space race ends. Before joining Starlust, he was an editor at EssentiallySports, where he covered the NFL and the NHL from a fan-first perspective. When he is not chasing the next big story, Saubhagya can be found watching films or reading dystopian science fiction.
Latest From Saubhagya Mukherjee
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
FAA lifts restrictions on daytime commercial launches as government shutdown ends
The previous directive restricted all commercial launches to nighttime hours (10 p.m. to 6 a.m. local time) to reduce air traffic.
NASA to release unseen 3I/ATLAS images on November 19: Here's everything you need to know
The images were taken by various NASA missions over the span of a month.
Stunning new study claims Mars may have supported life longer than initially suspected
Scientists came to the conclusion by comparing data from NASA's Curiosity rover with that from rock formations in the UAE desert.