Photos: New Space Toys at Toy Fair 2012

By Clara Moskowitz
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LEGO Star Wars

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LEGO unveiled a whole line of new Star Wars figurines and building kits this year at Toy Fair 2012.

LEGO X-wing Starfighter

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Among LEGO's new Star Wars offerings is this X-wing Starfighter.

LEGO Tatooine

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LEGO also released this new Tatooine desert planet in its Star Wars line.

Levitating Moon

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Globe company Stellanova makes a whole line of levitating magnetic planet globes that are topped with models of the NASA spacecraft that have observed them. This moon globe was new at Toy Fair 2012.

Playmobil Future Planet

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Playmobil's new 'Future Planet' line features astronauts living in a future space colony complete with rovers, habitats and techno-gardens for growing crops.

Star Wars Scene It?

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Star Wars fans can show off their knowledge with the new entry from DVD game company Scene It?

Toy Lightsabers

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These lightsabers from toy company Uncle Milton would do any Star Wars fan proud.

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Clara Moskowitz
Clara Moskowitz
Assistant Managing Editor

Clara Moskowitz is a science and space writer who joined the Space.com team in 2008 and served as Assistant Managing Editor from 2011 to 2013. Clara has a bachelor's degree in astronomy and physics from Wesleyan University, and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She covers everything from astronomy to human spaceflight and once aced a NASTAR suborbital spaceflight training program for space missions. Clara is currently Associate Editor of Scientific American. To see her latest project is, follow Clara on Twitter.