The Cosmic Microwave Background radiation tells us the age and composition of the universe. See what the CMB means for our understanding of the universe in this SPACE.com infographic.

Although methane on Mars has been discovered before from space, NASA's Curiosity rover has made the first detection of rapid changes in methane from the Martian surface. Here's how.

The race for space has started anew as a flurry of private and government projects are once again reaching for humanity's last frontier. In the past week, Gen. Chance Saltzman of the U.S. Space ...

Every month the world is launching rockets, satellites, and scientific exploration devices into space. Here is what planet Earth has been up to this past month: September 2015 Space Launches ; For ...

For 27 years, the space shuttle Discovery served NASA dependably. The shuttle landed safely at Dulles International Airport on April 17 and will spend its retirement at the Smithsonian Institution’s ...

NASA Infographic Reveals Effects of a Year in Space. Published Sep 16, 2015 at 7:50 AM EDT Updated May 14, 2017 at 6:16 PM EDT. By .

Between 1961 and 2011, the U.S. launched 166 manned missions to space. This infographic, created by the artists at mgmt. design, depicts every last one of them. [Click here for hi res] Some things ...

What It Would Cost To Launch Your House Into Space [Infographic] And how that compares to sending a dog or a human into orbit. By Colin Lecher. Published Oct 3, 2012 10:13 PM EDT.

The United Nations' World Space Week, celebrated from October 4 to 10, commemorates two key moments in the history of space exploration. First, the launch of Sputnik 1, the first man-made ...