A Village in Orbit: Inside NASA's Space Colony Concepts (Infographic) By Karl Tate For awhile in the 1970s, NASA scientists studied the possibilities of building giant communities in space.
Inside a Neutron Star (Infographic) By Karl Tate With the highest density of any observed space object, neutron stars can beam radiation across the galaxy.
Blue Alien Planet Explained: Inside Hubble's Exoplanet Color Discovery (Infographic) By Karl Tate A giant blue planet is found, but the color could be due to glass particles in the hellish planet's hot atmosphere.
Where to See America's Greatest Spaceships (Infographic) By Karl Tate Nearly two dozen museums and other locations around the U.S. (plus one in England) boast real spaceships that have carried astronauts on missions to orbit and the moon.
How Russia's Proton Rocket Works (Infographic) By Karl Tate Russia's Proton rocket has been a workhorse booster since 1965, but some recent versions have been plagued by failures. See how the Proton rocket works in this SPACE.com infographic.
How Interstellar Space Travel Works (Infographic) By Karl Tate Here's what humanity would have to do to reach a star in less than 100 years.
How NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Works (Infographic) By Karl Tate See how NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, a huge space observatory, will probe the universe from its perch in deep space.
How the Tiny IRIS Sun Observing Satellite Works (Infographic) By Karl Tate IRIS orbits the Earth and focuses on tiny details on the sun's surface with its small but powerful telescope.
Potentially Habitable Planets of Star Gliese 667C Explained (Infographic) By Karl Tate The nearby star Gliese 667c is orbited by up to seven alien planets, three of which are super-Earths that may be habitable.
Home On the Moon: How to Build a Lunar Colony (Infographic) By Karl Tate Humans could set up robot-constructed mining outposts at the moon's poles.
How to Observe the Moon (Infographic) By Karl Tate With a pair of binoculars or a small telescope, many spectacular features can be spotted on the moon.
How Valentina Tereshkova's 1963 Vostok-6 Flight Worked (Infographic) By Karl Tate The first woman in space flew on June 16, 1963.
Stanley Kubrick's Iconic '2001: A Space Odyssey' Sci-Fi Film Explained (Infographic) By Karl Tate The landmark 1968 film influenced the depiction of space travel in movies and television for decades.
Shenzhou 10 Explained: Chinese Astronauts Head to Space Lab (Infographic) By Karl Tate The capsule carrying China's second female astronaut and two crewmates will spend 15 days in space.
Space Radiation Threat to Astronauts Explained (Infographic) By Karl Tate The crew of a Mars-bound mission would face significant radiation and cancer risk en route.
Soyuz 'Fast Track': How 1-Day Space Station Trips Work (Infographic) By Karl Tate Russia's Soyuz spacecraft can now launch crews to the International Space Station in a single day. See how it works in this SPACE.com infographic.