In the history of space exploration, the Soviet Union achieved some remarkable feats, one of which was landing a spacecraft on Venus,something that seemed impossible given the harsh conditions of the ...

Deadlier weapons, more nations, autocrats in charge, disinformation and collapsing arms control — the risk of nuclear ...

The most striking feature of the Almaz station was the 23mm Nudelman-Rikhter (NR-23) cannon, a modified aircraft gun adapted ...

NASA's Surveyor 1 landed on the lunar surface to become the first American spacecraft to land on the moon. Surveyor 1 took ...

Compared to contemporaries like the American F-4 Phantom II, the MiG-21 was less complex and far cheaper to produce—but could ...

For the next few evenings, the waxing gibbous moon is already well up as skies darken. If you happen to see it, keep in mind ...

Christopher Boyce and Andrew Daulton Lee journeyed from the Palos Verdes Peninsula suburbs to become Soviet spies, a story ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the European Space Agency (Esa). It has launched spectacularly ...

An analysis asserts the space industry is significantly undervalued, highlighting the impact of satellite technology, the ...

It was here, at Baikonur, that the countdown to a new era in human history began – where dreams became reality. From this very site, in 1957, the R-7 rocket carried the first artificial satellite into ...

Five countries have won seats on the United Nations Security Council in uncontested elections. They will start serving ...

The most undervalued industry in the world is the space industry. It is particularly unappreciated in Europe, which has now ...