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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Space Radiation May Accelerate Alzheimer's in AstronautsA single two-year mission to Mars could be enough to create the effect, scientists say.
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'Jewel in the Night': Video & Lyrics of 1st Original Song in SpaceHear the first original song recorded in space, "Jewel in the Night," and get the full lyrics!
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US Says North Korea Rocket Launch a 'Provocative Act'North Korea says it will launch a long-range rocket test between Dec. 10 and 22.
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North Star Closer to Earth Than ThoughtThe North Star, Polaris, is nearly 100 light-years closer to Earth than thought.
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Lunar Eclipse Photos Show Earth's Shadow on MoonMoon-watching stargazers captured amazing views of the penumbral lunar eclipse.
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US-Russian Crew Picked for One-Year Space Station FlightAmerican astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will spend one year in space in 2015.
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Soyuz Spacecraft Makes Rare Night Landing with Station CrewA Russian Soyuz capsule landed safely in Kazakhstan to return three astronauts to Earth after a four-month mission.
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Space Station Astronauts Headed Back to Earth TonightA Russian Soyuz space capsule undocked from the International Space Station to return three astronauts home.
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Want to See the Space Station? NASA Text Messages Tell You HowThe space station is the largest manmade structure in orbit today, but it helps to know when it can be seen.
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NASA Photos Show Mile-Wide Asteroid in Deep SpaceThe images show asteroid 2007 PA8 as an oddball space rock with ridges and craters.
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Hurricane Sandy's Menacing Size on Earth Revealed in Satellite PhotosThe photos, taken by different satellites, show Hurricane Sandy on the entire disk of Earth, and a nighttime view.
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'Frankenstorm' Full Moon: Hurricane Sandy's Impact Amplified by Lunar EventToday's full moon makes high tides 20 percent higher than normal and can amplify Hurricane Sandy's storm surge.
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Private SpaceX Capsule Lands After Historic Mission to Space StationThe SpaceX Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific to cap off a landmark cargo delivery mission.
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Blood and Astronaut Pee: Creepy Cargo Returns to Earth on SpaceX CapsuleThe Dragon capsule is packed with nearly 500 vials of astronaut blood and urine, for science of course.
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Hurricane Sandy Actually a 'Bride of Frankenstorm': NASANASA scientists suggest that Hurricane Sandy's female gender may warrant an alternative monster name.
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NASA Center in Virginia Braces for 'Frankenstorm' Hurricane SandyNASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is hunkering down as a private rocket is safeguarded.
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Soyuz Spacecraft Docks at Space Station with New US-Russian CrewThe Soyuz space capsule's arrival doubled the space station's population to six people, a full crew.
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Soyuz Capsule Chasing Space Station for Thursday RendezvousThe Soyuz spacecraft will deliver three new astronauts to the International Space Station during the docking.
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Soyuz Spacecraft Launches New US-Russian Crew Toward Space StationThe three-man Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft launched at 6:51 a.m. ET to begin a two-day trip to the space station.
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Soyuz Rocket Launching US-Russian Crew to Space Station TuesdayThe Soyuz TMA-06M space capsule will launch the new Expedition 33 crew on Tuesday (Oct. 23) at 6:51 a.m. ET.
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Space Station Crew Gives Spacesuits a Piggyback Ride (Photo)These three astronauts have spacesuits, and will travel … literally.
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Shuttle Endeavour's L.A. Journey Stars in Stunning Time-Lapse MovieThe spectacular time-lapse views of Endeavour were captured by a team of photographers.
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Earth-Size Planet Closest to Our Solar System: By The NumbersHere's a look at how alien planet Alpha Centauri Bb stacks up by the numbers.
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House-Size Asteroid Gives Earth a Close Shave TodayThe asteroid 2012 TC4 will come within 59,000 miles of Earth Friday (Oct. 12).
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