Infographics

The rocket that launched men to the moon was first tested in 1967.

Learn all about Russia's robot Progress cargo ships in this SPACE.com infographic.

Get to know our nearest stars, their distances in light-years, spectral types and their known planets.

See how NASA's new mega rocket, the Space Launch System, measures up for deep space missions in this SPACE.com infographic.

Astronomers have developed some clever methods of detecting tiny planets orbiting distant stars.

Where did all that superscience tech come from?

Moving masses generate waves of gravitational radiation that stretch and squeeze space-time.

A fragment of the Chinese Fengyun 1C weather satellite, destroyed on purpose in 2007,damaged the Russian nanosatellite BLITS on Jan. 22, 2013.

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting one of the nearest stars to our sun: Alpha Centauri B.

Missile technology has extended the military reach of countries to the entire planet.

Take an in-depth look at the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer will hunt dark matter, cosmic rays and antimatter galaxies.

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

Wormhole travel across the universe and supergiant black holes are just some of the wonders seen in the film 'Interstellar.' See how the film's astrophysics works in this Space.com infographic.

Moon Astronomy Lesson: See the moon phases, and the difference between a waxing and waning crescent or gibbous moon, in this Space.com infographic about the lunar cycle each month.

What makes the moon turn dark and red? Find out in this Space.com infographic.

Learn why famous meteor showers like the Perseids and Leonids occur every year.

See how the first human spaceflight actually occurred when the Soviet Union launched cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961.