Space.com is the premier source of space exploration, innovation and astronomy news, chronicling (and celebrating) humanity’s ongoing expansion across the final frontier. We transport our visitors across the solar system and beyond through accessible, comprehensive coverage of the latest news and discoveries. For us, exploring space is as much about the journey as it is the destination. So from skywatching guides and stunning photos of the night sky to rocket launches and breaking news of robotic probes visiting other planets, at Space.com you’ll find something amazing every day.
Our Mission
To provide an amazing journey celebrating space exploration, innovation and discovery.
Our History
Space.com launched in New York City on July 20, 1999, the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, with the goal of covering the latest discoveries and missions in space like never before. The company was originally founded by news anchor Lou Dobbs and Rich Zahradnick, with Zahradnik serving as our first President, a position later filled by Sally Ride — the first American woman in space. Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was on the board of directors.
In 2003, Space.com was received the Online Journalism Award for Breaking News by the Online News Association in recognition of our coverage of the 2003 Columbia space shuttle disaster. It has since received Webby awards as an Honoree in the Science category in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
In May 2004, Space.com’s parent company changed its name from Space Holdings to Imaginova. In 2009, Space.com was acquired by Tech Media Network, later called Purch. In 2018, Future plc acquired Space.com’s parent company Purch.
Space.com is, and always has been, the passion of writers and editors who are space fans and also trained journalists.
Who we are
Sarah Rafati Howard, Managing Director
Gemma Lavender, Content Director
Tariq Malik, Editor-in-Chief (tmalik@space.com)
Mike Wall, Spaceflight/Tech Channel Editor (mwall@space.com)
Meghan Bartels, Astronomy Channel Editor (mbartels@space.com)
Jason Parnell-Brookes, Cameras & Skywatching Channel Editor (jason.parnellbrookes@futurenet.com)
Ian Stokes, Toys & Tech Channel Editor (ian.stokes@futurenet.com)
Chelsea Gohd, Senior Writer (cgohd@space.com)
Tereza Pultarova, Senior Writer (tpultarova@space.com)
Daisy Dobrijevic, Reference Writer (ddobrijevic@space.com)
Alexander Cox, Staff Writer, E-commerce (acox@space.com)
Steve Spaleta, Senior Video Producer (sspaleta@space.com)
Tariq Malik
Responsible for Space.com’s editorial vision, Tariq Malik has been the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com since 2019 and has covered space news and science for 18 years. He joined the Space.com team in 2001, first as an intern and soon after as a full-time spaceflight reporter covering human spaceflight, exploration, astronomy and the night sky. He became Space.com’s managing editor in 2009. As on-air talent has presented space stories on CNN, Fox News, NPR and others.
Tariq is an Eagle Scout (yes, he earned the Space Exploration merit badge), a Space Camp veteran (4 times as a kid, once as an adult), and has taken the ultimate “vomit comet” ride while reporting on zero-gravity fires. Before joining Space.com, he served as a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times covering city and education beats. He has journalism degrees from the University of Southern California and New York University.
Michael Wall
Michael Wall joined Space.com in 2010 as a senior writer reporting on Mars exploration, exoplanet discoveries, astrophysics and space technology. For Space.com, Mike has wandered through California’s Mojave Desert with scientists on NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity mission and helped launch balloon missions through Earth’s auroras in Alaska. He’s based in San Francisco, where he chronicles the space tech revolution in Silicon Valley.
Prior to joining Space.com, Mike was a science writer for the Idaho National Laboratory and interned with Wired.com, The Salinas Californian newspaper and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Mike has also worked as a herpetologist and wildlife biologist. He has a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology from the University of Sydney, Australia, a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona, and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Meghan Bartels
Meghan is a science journalist based in New York City. She joined Space.com in July 2018, with previous writing published in outlets including Newsweek and Audubon.
Meghan earned an MA in science journalism from New York University and a BA in classics from Georgetown University, and in her free time she enjoys reading and visiting museums.
Chelsea Gohd
Chelsea Gohd first joined Space.com as an intern in the summer of 2018 and became a staff writer in 2019.
After receiving a B.S. in Public Health, she worked as a science communicator at the American Museum of Natural History. Chelsea has written for publications including Futurism, Jungles in Paris, Outer Places, All That is Interesting, AMNH Microbe Mondays blog, The Daily Targum and Roaring Earth.
When not writing, reading or following the latest science discoveries, Chelsea is writing music, singing, playing guitar and performing with her band Foxanne.
Tereza Pultarova
Tereza is a London-based science and technology journalist, aspiring fiction writer and amateur gymnast. Originally from Prague, the Czech Republic, she spent the first seven years of her career working as a reporter, script-writer and presenter for various TV programmes of the Czech Public Service Television.
She later took a career break to pursue further education and added a Master’s in Science from the International Space University, France, to her Bachelor’s in Journalism and Master’s in Cultural Anthropology from Prague’s Charles University.
She worked as a reporter at the Engineering and Technology magazine, freelanced for a range of publications including Live Science, Space.com, Professional Engineering, Via Satellite and Space News and served as a maternity cover science editor at the European Space Agency.
Daisy Dobrijevic
Daisy Dobrijevic joined Space.com in February 2022 as a reference writer having previously worked for our sister publication All About Space magazine as a staff writer. Before joining us, Daisy completed an editorial internship with the BBC Sky at Night Magazine and worked at the National Space Centre in Leicester, U.K., where she enjoyed communicating space science to the public. In 2021, Daisy completed a PhD in plant physiology and also holds a Master’s in Environmental Science, she is currently based in Nottingham, U.K.
Alexander Cox
Alex joined Space.com in June 2021 as staff writer covering space news, games, tech, toys and deals. He is based in London, U.K. Graduating in June 2020, Alex studied Sports Journalism in the North East of England at Sunderland University. During his studies and since his graduation, Alex has been featured in local newspapers and online publications covering a range of sports from university rugby to Premier League soccer.
In addition to a background in sports and journalism, Alex has a life-long love of Star Wars which started with watching the prequel trilogy and collecting toy lightsabers, he also grew up spending most Saturday evenings watching Doctor Who.
Steve Spaleta
Since 2007, Steven Spaleta has produced and edited space, science and entertainment-related videos for Space.com and Live Science; preceded by a decade of video, audio and live stage production for Pal Television East, Inc.
In addition to producing space and science news, Steve is producer/editor of Space.com’s CosMix series on space-enthused artists. Guests have included guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Grace Potter and Claudio Sanchez, founder of Coheed and Cambria. Steve is also a bass guitarist and songwriter. He studied psychology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is originally from Zadar, Croatia by way of Astoria, New York.
How to follow Space.com
From daily news to the latest amazing photos and videos, you can follow Space.com where you get your social media. Here’s where you can find us!
Facebook
→ https://www.facebook.com/spacecom
Twitter
→ https://twitter.com/SPACEdotcom
YouTube
→ https://www.youtube.com/user/VideoFromSpace
Instagram
→ https://www.instagram.com/spacedotcom/
Flipboard
→ https://flipboard.com/@Spacecom
RSS Feed
→ https://www.space.com/feeds/all
Join the conversation!
→ If you just can’t get enough space news, you can join the cosmic conversation in our Space.com Forums. There, readers discuss the latest and greatest space discoveries, rocket launches and other news to share their love of space exploration. We even have some special guest scientists and team members in from time to time for AMA talks, so tune in!
In your Inbox
→ You can sign up for our newsletter, which goes out daily Monday through Friday, by entering your email in the Newsletter signup box at the top right of this page and on our News page here to the right of the story feed.
Web notifications
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Join the team
Want to join the Space.com team? We occasionally have full-time staff openings available and if you’re interesting in learning more, please visit https://apply.workable.com/futureplc/ and search for Space.com for any available positions.
If you’re interested in working with us as a freelancer, or you have a story you’d like to pitch, you can reach out to the Channel Editors and Editor-in-Chief listed above. Pitches can be sent by email, with “Freelance Pitch” listed clearly in subject line and an outline of the story, contacts and images/media to be used.
How to contact us
Space.com is based out of Future PLC’s New York Office with editors, reporters and freelancers located around the world. Here’s how to contact us by mail and email.
Mailing Address, phone and email
Mailing address: Physical mail can be sent to Space.com via the address below.
Space.com c/o Tariq Malik
130 W. 42nd Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10036
info@space.com
You can also reach us at the following phone number:
Space.com/Future NYC office: +1 (212) 378-0400
Email: If you have any questions, concerns or feedback regarding our contact, please feel free to contact us at: community@space.com
You can learn more about Future PLC here.
Advertising and Licensing contacts
If you’re interested in advertising with Space.com, please visit our main How to advertise with Space.com page.
For information on licensing and reprints, or on using our logos, quotes & review content, please click here or email licensing@futurenet.com.
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Editorial Independence
Space.com is an independent space news publication and no outside party determines what stories we run, companies we cover or skywatching and space-themed products we review.
Space.com does accept advertising and enables visitors to purchase items we evaluate through the use of buy buttons. These revenue relationships are overseen by the Future ad-sales and e-commerce teams. Neither they nor advertisers are allowed to influence our coverage.
In addition to advertising, we occasionally accept sponsored content (also known as “native advertising”). In these instances, these paid placements are clearly labeled as sponsored content so readers can easily see the difference between paid promotion and our editorial news and reviews.
Space.com is a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (which regulates the UK’s magazine and newspaper industry). We abide by the Editors’ Code of Practice and are committed to upholding the highest standards of journalism.
If you think that we have not met those standards and want to make a complaint please contact community@space.com. If we are unable to resolve your complaint, or if you would like more information about IPSO or the Editors’ Code, contact IPSO on 0300 123 2220 or visit www.ipso.co.uk.
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