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![Proxima b Infographic](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6M3MziR8zpyRhAp3PVoY9o-320-80.jpg)
Meet Proxima b: The Closest Exoplanet We Know Explained (Infographic)
By Michael Reis published
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.
![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.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KN39uFtcJdgjpuGZdGiAge-320-80.jpg)
Mercury Transit of 2016: A Rare Celestial Sight Explained (Infographic)
By Alan Eilander published
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.
![Beagle 2, an ESA Mars probe lost after landing.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MrBKrGxx3twk33rSPsrXka-320-80.jpg)
Beagle 2 Mars Lander: How It Was Lost and Found on Red Planet (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
![Paul Allen's Stratolaunch Systems plans to build a giant carrier vehicle in order to air-launch rockets to Earth orbit.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/swaE59rB2i7AdtmP2ASQnc-320-80.jpg)
Stratolaunch: Biggest Aircraft in History to Launch Spaceships (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
Paul Allen's Stratolaunch Systems plans to build a giant carrier vehicle in order to air-launch rockets to Earth orbit.
![Postage-stamp-sized space probes could make a flyby of planets around Alpha Centauri within 20 years after launch.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bnk3Qz2TDwAmmLERSxQiWj-320-80.jpg)
How Breakthrough Starshot's Interstellar Probes Would Work (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
Postage-stamp-sized space probes could make a flyby of planets around Alpha Centauri within 20 years after launch.
![Facts about Hitomi, the JAXA satellite that fell silent shortly after orbiting Earth in early 2016.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BEFNj5dyq8sDdhRmj97BHe-320-80.jpg)
Hitomi: Japan's X-Ray Astronomy Satellite Explained (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
Learn all about the X-ray astronomy satellite Hitomi, a satellite built by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency that launched in February 2016 and fell silent just over a month later.
![Infographic: Bigelow Aerospace's BEAM expandable module will enhance the living area of the International Space Station.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mA4KBiQodatRRydtNLTy3i-320-80.jpg)
Inflatable Space Stations of Bigelow Aerospace (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
Bigelow Aerospace's BEAM expandable module will enhance the living area of the International Space Station.
![Details of the ExoMars orbiter, lander and rover.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WhxrJkDahTfVMAxwtpTFkN-320-80.jpg)
How Europe's ExoMars Missions to Mars Work (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
The European Space Agency's ExoMars project involves an orbiter, lander and rover, launched on two separate Proton rockets.
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