Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com and joined the team in 2001, first as an intern and staff writer, and later as an editor. He covers human spaceflight, exploration and space science, as well as skywatching and entertainment. He became Space.com's Managing Editor in 2009 and Editor-in-Chief in 2019. Before joining Space.
Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all agesA SpaceX Starlink internet satellite fell from space in a blaze of glory overnight, lighting up the Midwest U.S. sky with a brilliant fireball.s fiery demise as it burned up in Earth's atmosphere late Tuesday and were quick to share videos of the sight.
Space debris from SpaceX's falling Starlink 5693 satellite burns up as a brilliant fireball over Cyrstal Lake, Illinois on Jan. 28, 2025 in this still from a video captured by observer John Aubert posted by the American Meteor Society.Starlink 5693 appears to have reentered over the southern Wisconsin/Michigan area at about 0303 to 0305 UTC Jan 29 and was widely observed from neighbouring regions including Chicago pic.twitter.
SpaceX has launched into orbit as part of a global satellite megaconstellation designed to provide high-speed internet service across Earth. SpaceX typically launches Starlink satellites in batches of 20 or more. They are designed to last around five years in low Earth orbit before they are deorbited and burn up in.
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