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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Mission to the Sun Explained (Infographic)

August 10, 2018 | Infographic

Learn all about NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission, which the agency aims to launch in July 2018. The spacecraft will get seven times closer to the sun than any probe ever has before.
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Explorer 1: How the First American Satellite Worked (Infographic)

January 31, 2018 | Infographic

On Jan. 31, 1958, the United States launched its first successful satellite: Explorer 1. See how the historic mission worked here.
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Icy Water Moons That Might Host Life (Infographic)

June 06, 2017 | Infographic

Alien life may be lurking right in Earth's cosmic backyard. Some of the icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter are known to harbor subsurface oceans that could provide habitable environments.
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1st American in Orbit: How John Glenn (And NASA) Made History (Infographic)

December 08, 2016 | Infographic

See how John Glenn's Mercury mission put the first American in orbit in 1962 in this SPACE.com infographic.
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Tiangong-2: China's Space Lab for Long Missions (Infographic)

November 03, 2016 | Infographic

On Sept. 15, 2016, China launched its uncrewed Tiangong-2 space lab to Earth orbit. Learn all about the spacecraft, which China views as a key step toward building a bona fide space station, in this infographic.
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Meet Proxima b: The Closest Exoplanet We Know Explained (Infographic)

August 26, 2016 | Infographic

In August 2016, astronomers announced that a potentially Earth-like planet orbits Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the sun. Learn about the exciting discovery in this infographic.
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Mercury Transit of 2016: A Rare Celestial Sight Explained (Infographic)

May 06, 2016 | Infographic

On May 9, 2016, Mercury crosses the face of the sun in a solar transit. See how Mercury transits work in our full infographic here.
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Beagle 2 Mars Lander: How It Was Lost and Found on Red Planet (Infographic)

April 26, 2016 | Infographic

Beagle 2 fell silent after touching down on Mars in 2003 and was lost for more than a decade before it was spotted in January 2015. See how the Beagle 2 probe was lost and ultimately found in this infographic.
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Stratolaunch: Biggest Aircraft in History to Launch Spaceships (Infographic)

April 25, 2016 | Infographic

Paul Allen's Stratolaunch Systems plans to build a giant carrier vehicle in order to air-launch rockets to Earth orbit.
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How Breakthrough Starshot's Interstellar Probes Would Work (Infographic)

April 12, 2016 | Infographic

Postage-stamp-sized space probes could make a flyby of planets around Alpha Centauri within 20 years after launch.
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