Latest Infographics
How the British Skylon Space Plane Works (Infographic)
The British company Reaction Engines Ltd. hopes to manufacture Skylon, a runway-to-orbit space plane using hybrid air-breathing rocket engines.
How XCOR's Lynx Space Plane Works (Infographic)
XCOR aims to take paying passengers on a suborbital weightless hop to the edge of space.
How the DARE Dark Ages Radio Explorer Spacecraft Would Work (Infographic)
DARE is a proposed lunar satellite that would study the early era of the universe when the stars first starting turning on.
'Planet Nine'-Type Worlds Are the Most Common Ones We Know (Infographic)
Mini-Neptunes outnumber other types of planets found by astronomers.
The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster: What Happened? (Infographic)
Chart details the causes of the destruction of Challenger on Jan. 28, 1986.
'Planet Nine': Facts About the Mysterious Solar System World (Infographic)
Researchers say an anomaly in the orbits of distant Kuiper Belt objects points to the existence of an unknown planet orbiting the sun.
Know Your Novas: Star Explosions Explained (Infographic)
How is a supernova different from a hypernova? Learn about the different types of exploding stars that astronomers have identified.
Spaceships of 'The Martian' Explained (Infographic)
Ridley Scott's new space film showcases a lot of space hardware derived from actual NASA plans for interplanetary travel.
