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Tariq Malik
Tariq Malik

Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com and joined the team in 2001 as a staff writer, and later editor, covering human spaceflight, exploration and space science. He became Space.com's Managing Editor in 2009 and Editor-in-Chief in 2019. Before joining Space.com, Tariq was a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times. He is also an Eagle Scout (yes, he has the Space Exploration merit badge) and went to Space Camp four times as a kid and a fifth time as an adult. He has journalism degrees from the University of Southern California and New York University. To see his latest project, you can follow Tariq on Twitter.

Articles by: Tariq Malik

A small sounding rocket launches from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia during a three-launch test for the U.S. military to assist hypersonic weapons development for the Navy and Army.

The US military just launched 3 rockets from a NASA center to boost hypersonic weapons research

By Tariq Malik

The hush-hush launches from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility tested advanced hypersonic weapons technology for the U.S. military.

This animation shows China's Shenzhou 13 spacecraft (bottom) docked at the Tianhe core module of the country's Tiangong space station with two Tianzhou cargo ships docked at either end.

Shenzhou 13 astronauts begin China's longest mission ever at space station module (video)

By Tariq Malik

The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 13 mission entered the country's space station core module Tianhe Saturday (Oct. 16).

William Shatner will launch to space with an upcoming Blue Origin suborbital mission on Oct. 12, 2021.

William Shatner hopes for no 'gremlins' on Blue Origin launch (video)

By Tariq Malik

Famed "Star Trek" actor William Shatner is hoping to see magnificent views of Earth from space on his launch with Blue Origin this week. He just hopes the gremlins stay away.

This NASA supercomputer model shows how greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide fluctuate in Earth’s atmosphere throughout the year. Higher concentrations are shown in red.

Watch NASA and FEMA discuss climate change's impacts in free Climate Action Series today

By Tariq Malik

NASA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are launching a free virtual series about climate change.

A close-up view of SpaceX's astronaut wings for the private Inspiration4 astronauts.

SpaceX's private Inspiration4 crew gets their astronaut wings

By Tariq Malik

The four private astronauts that flew on SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission got their astronaut wings Friday (Oct. 1).

The joint European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft captured this view of Mercury on Oct. 1, 2021 during the first of six flybys on its voyage to orbit the planet in 2025.

Mercury looks stunning in this 1st flyby photo from Europe and Japan's BepiColombo mission

By Tariq Malik

The BepiColombo mission captured its first up-close look at the planet Mercury in a flyby, revealing a rocky world covered with craters.

An artist's illustration of NASA's Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite in orbit.

Landsat 9, NASA's most powerful Landsat satellite ever, is 'go' for launch on Monday

By Tariq Malik

NASA has cleared its newest powerful Earth observation satellite for a launch into orbit on Monday (Sept. 27) from the California coast.

Inspiration4 crewmember Hayley Arceneaux gives a double thumbs' up after exiting SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience after a successful splashdown on Sept. 18, 2021.

SpaceX's Elon Musk donates $50 million to Inspiration4 spaceflight fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

By Tariq Malik

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has pledged to donate $50 million to benefit childhood cancer research by the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew placed a video call to Earth on Sept. 17, 2021, the second day of their private spaceflight. They are (from right): Hayley Arceneaux, Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman and Chris Sembroski.

SpaceX's private Inspiration4 astronauts will return to Earth tonight and you can watch it live

By Tariq Malik

SpaceX's first all-civilian crew will return to Earth tonight with a splashdown off the Florida coast to end a mission like no other.

Jeff Bezos at the Blue Origin launch pad with a New Shepard rocket in the background.

Jeff Bezos congratulates Elon Musk on SpaceX's private Inspiration4 launch

By Tariq Malik

It was congratulations all around the billionaires' table today as Jeff Bezos hailed Elon Musk's SpaceX for the private Inspiration4 launch.

NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough pays tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorists attacks on the United States on their 20th anniversary from the Kibo lab of the International Space Station.

Astronauts in space pay tribute to 9/11 victims on 20th anniversary of attacks

By Tariq Malik

Astronauts in space paid tribute to the victims of the 9/11 terrorists attacks 20 years ago today from the International Space Station.

Star Trek Day 2021 from Paramount+ will celebrate 55 years of "Star Trek" and the 100th birthday of franchise creator Gene Roddenberry.

Star Trek Day 2021: Celebrate 55 years of Trek with live panels and more tonight

By Tariq Malik

Mercury and Venus will appear low in the western sky 30 minutes after sunset on Sept. 5, 2021 during September's new moon. The bright star Spica will be visible below and to the left of Venus.

How to see Venus shine with bright star Spica tonight and maybe spot Mercury, too

By Tariq Malik

Venus and the bright star Spica will shine in the evening sky tonight (Sept. 5). Mercury is visible, too.

Billionaire Jared Isaacman, the financier of SpaceX's Inspiration4 private spaceflight, poses with inside the Dragon Cupola window that will be used on the historic all-civilian space mission.

SpaceX shows off its huge dome window on Dragon for private Inspiration4 spaceflight

By Tariq Malik

The four astronauts poised to launch on first-ever all-civilian SpaceX mission this month will have one heck of a view once they reach orbit.

Hurricane Ida is pictured as a Category 2 storm from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane Ida from space: Photos from astronauts and satellites

By Tariq Malik

Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana as a Category 4 storm, the first U.S. landfall of 2021. See photos of the hurricane from space here.

The massive Hurricane Ida is easily visible on Earth from 1 million miles away as seen by NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory in orbit at a stable Lagrange point on Aug. 29, 2021 as the storm made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm.

See Hurricane Ida from 1 million miles away in this NOAA satellite view

By Tariq Malik

The sheer size of Hurricane Ida when it made landfall on Sunday was clearly visible from a NOAA satellite 1 million miles away.

U.S. C-17 aircraft are seen on the tarmac awaiting crowds of evacuees, visible at center right, as they prepare to leave Afghanistan's Hamad Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 27, 2021 in this view by a Maxar satellite.

Satellite photos show final US evacuation efforts from Kabul airport in Afghanistan

By Tariq Malik

Satellite photos are capturing final views of the U.S. evacuation effort from Kabul, Afghanistan after the Taliban's takeover.

Hurricane Ida crosses the Gulf of Mexico in this view from the International Space Station taken by NASA astronaut Megan McArthur just before 12 p.m. CDT (1700 GMT) on Aug. 28, 2021.

Hurricane Ida looks absolutely massive from space in these astronaut photos

By Tariq Malik

Hurricane Ida strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm overnight as it approaches the coast of Louisiana today (Aug. 29)

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station in 2017.

Astronaut medical issue forces NASA to call off spacewalk at space station

By Tariq Malik

NASA has called off a spacewalk outside the International Space Station this week due a medical issue with one of the astronauts due to join the excursion.

Hurricane Henri churns in the Atlantic Ocean as it nears the U.S. northeast coast near Long Island, New York in this photo by NASA astronaut Megan McArthur taken on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, from the International Space Station.

Astronauts and satellites watch Hurricane Henri from space as US Northeast braces for storm

By Tariq Malik

As 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.

An Indian GLSV rocket carrying the EOS-O3 Earth observation satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation lifts off from Second Launch Pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Sriharikota Island, India on Aug. 12, 2021. It failed to reach orbit.

Indian rocket suffers catastrophic failure during launch, Earth-watching satellite lost

By Tariq Malik

An 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).

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity sees its shadow on the Martian surface during its 10th flight on July 24, 2021.

NASA's Mars helicopter soars past 1-mile mark in 10th flight over Red Planet

By Tariq Malik

The Mars helicopter Ingenuity flew its 10th flight on Saturday (July 24) to pass its first 1-mile marker.

NASA is beaming into Comic-Con@Home 2021 to talk space exploration, science fiction and where they intersect.

NASA beams into Comic-Con@Home this weekend to talk space travel and more

By Tariq Malik

NASA is beaming into Comic-Con@Home 2021 to talk space exploration, science fiction and where they intersect.

SpaceX's Super Heavy prototype Booster 3 fires up three Raptor engines in a brief "static fire" test at the company's Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on July 19, 2021.

SpaceX test fires massive Super Heavy booster for Starship for 1st time (video)

By Tariq Malik

SpaceX fired up the massive booster rocket for its new Starship spacecraft for the first time Monday night (July 19).

These two images of strange galaxies are some of the first views from the revived Hubble Space Telescope taken on July 17, 2021 after science operations resumed following a month of work to resurrect the observatory from a computer glitch. At right: the three-armed spiral galaxy ARP-MADORE0002-503. Left: An interacting galaxy pair called ARP-MADORE2115-273.

See the first photos from the Hubble Space Telescope after a major computer malfunction

By Tariq Malik

After more than a month offline in orbit, the famed Hubble Space Telescope is back in action and snapping photos of the cosmos.