Tariq is the editor-in-chief of Live Science's sister site Space.com. He joined the team in 2001 as a staff writer, and later editor, focusing on human spaceflight, exploration and space science. Before joining Space.com, Tariq was a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times, covering education and city beats in La Habra, Fullerton and Huntington Beach. He is also an Eagle Scout (yes, he has the Space Exploration merit badge) and went to Space Camp four times. He has journalism degrees from the University of Southern California and New York University.
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'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launchSuch a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, affecting science.
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Russia's Luna-25 lander just crash-landed on the moon, space agency confirmsLuna-25, Russia's first moon mission in 47 years, was the vanguard of a planned series of lunar probes.
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NASA calls off Artemis 1 moon rocket launch over engine cooling issueArtemis 1 won't fly today after all.
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NASA's 2nd attempt to fuel giant Artemis 1 moon rocket hits snagA stuck vent valve has stalled NASA's second attempt to fuel its Artemis 1 moon mission mega rocket.
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Earth tells us to 'GO' in weird cloud message seen from spaceA surprising new photo from the GOES East satellite has revealed what appears to be the word "Go" written in the clouds as seen from space.
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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 'American broomstick' and lands rocket at seaA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 48 new Starlink internet satellites into orbit in the company's 10th launch in as many weeks.
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NASA to unveil 1st images from James Webb Space Telescope today. Here's where to find them.NASA will unveil the first-ever images from the James Webb Space Telescope and you'll be able to see them as they debut online Friday (Feb. 11).
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This SpaceX video of a Falcon 9 rocket stage separation during launch is just amazingA new SpaceX video has captured a striking view of two critical moments in any rocket launch: stage separation for its booster and nose cone jettison.
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Huge Tonga underwater volcano eruption captured in stunning satellite videoA powerful underwater volcano eruption in Tonga on Saturday (Jan. 15) was captured as it happened in stunning satellite images.
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Halloween northern lights from huge solar flare thrill skywatchersA huge solar flare from the sun has spawned a Halloween northern lights show that has stargazers over the moon.
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See Hurricane Ida from 1 million miles away in this NOAA satellite viewThe sheer size of Hurricane Ida when it made landfall on Sunday was clearly visible from a NOAA satellite 1 million miles away.
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Astronauts and satellites watch Hurricane Henri from space as US Northeast braces for stormAs parts of New England brace for Hurricane Henri to make landfall in New York Sunday (Aug. 22), astronauts and satellites are tracking the historic storm from space.
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Indian rocket suffers catastrophic failure during launch, Earth-watching satellite lostAn Indian rocket carrying a new Earth-observation satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) suffered a catastrophic failure shortly after launching early Thursday (Aug. 12).
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See the first photos from the Hubble telescope after a major computer malfunctionAfter more than a month offline in orbit, the famed Hubble Space Telescope is back in action and snapping photos of the cosmos.
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Hear the 1st sounds from China's Mars rover Zhurong (Video)China's first Mars rover has captured its first sounds of the Red Planet and beamed back stunning views of a drive on the dusty world.
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A piece of space junk zipped by SpaceX's Dragon capsule on its way to the space stationA piece of space debris passed unexpectedly close by SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule as it ferried four Crew-2 astronauts to the International Space Station.
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NASA's first attempt to sample an asteroid in space made a mess. It's the best mess ever, scientists say.A NASA spacecraft has really made a mess of things on the asteroid Bennu, and scientists are thrilled.
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SpaceX delays next Starlink satellite fleet launch due to bad weatherSpaceX postponed the launch of a new fleet of Starlink internet satellites today (Sept. 28) due to bad weather at the mission's Florida launch site.
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US spy satellite launch delayed a week after abort in final secondsA U.S. spy satellite launch on a Delta IV Heavy rocket was delayed a week after a last-minute abort Saturday (Aug. 29).
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Don't miss Comet NEOWISE in the evening sky now. It won't be back for 6,800 years.Comet NEOWISE is now visible in the evening sky for stargazers. It won't be back for 6,800 years.
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SpaceX's predawn Starlink satellite launch looks simply stunning in these Twitter photosWhen SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket into space Saturday (June 13), it delivered 58 Starlink satellites and three Planet SkySats into orbit. It also looked amazing.
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Brilliant fireball lights up skies over Tennessee (video)A meteor lit up the night sky over Tennessee and neighboring states late Sunday (June 7), sparking 120 fireball sightings across 12 different nearby states and Canada.
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SpaceX's Starship SN4 prototype explodes after rocket engine testSpaceX's latest Starship prototype exploded just after a rocket engine test Friday (May 30), erupting in a dramatic fireball at the spaceflight company's Texas proving grounds.
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