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X-class flares top the scale with the most energy and potential to disrupt communications on Earth.

Solar Flares: A User's Guide (Infographic)

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting one of the nearest stars in our galaxy.

Alpha Centauri Stars & Planet Explained: Our Nearest Neighbors (Infographic)

Astronomers using the Kepler Space Observatory have spotted a record five planets crammed in close to their parent star, 1,100 light-years from Earth.

Tiny Alien Solar System Discovery Explained (Infographic)

The daredevil's jump from 120,000 feet altitude requires the use of a space suit due to the low temperature and thin air.

Space Jump: How Daredevil's Record Breaking Supersonic Skydive Works (Infographic)

SpaceShipTwo will carry six passengers up past 328,000 feet altitude (100 kilometers), the point where astronaut wings are awarded.

How Virgin Galactic's Space Ship Two Passenger Space Plane Works (Infographic)

A look inside the SpaceX Dragon capsule and its Falcon 9 rocket.

How Space X's Dragon Space Capsule Works (Infographic)

On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union stunned the world with its surprise launch of Sputnik-1.

Sputnik: How The World's 1st Artificial Satellite Worked (Infographic)

With a pair of binoculars or a small telescope, many spectacular features can be spotted on the moon.

How To Observe The Moon (Infographic)

Once a stream flowed down the steep rim of Gale Crater and deposited rocks on the flat plain below, say JPL scientists.

Mars Rover Curiosity's Ancient Stream Discovery Explained (Infographic)

How Interstellar Travel Works (Infographic)

How Interstellar Space Travel Works (Infographic)

Astronomers searching for another Earth are getting closer, thanks to recent discoveries by the Kepler space telescope.

Planets Large And Small Populate Our Galaxy (Infographic)

NASA's Apollo 11 mission landed the first astronauts on the moon on July 20, 1969. See how it worked.

How The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Worked (Infographic)

Thought to be called "blue" after an old english term meaning "betrayer," a Blue Moon is an extra new moon that occurs due to a quirk of the calendar.

Once In A Blue Moon Event Is Not Really Blue (Infographic)

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How 'Tatooine' Planets Orbit Twin Stars Of Kepler 47 (Infographic)

NASA's Radiation Storm Belt Probes mission will study Earth's radiation belts, the Van Allen Belts, like never before.

How Nasa's Twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes Work (Infographic)

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