The model was the first convertible to offer air conditioning, an option that cost around one-third of the MSRP of a 1957 ...

Two satellites just carefully lined up to form a perfect "artificial total solar eclipse" in orbit. The results are stunning.

In the latest shutdown, the cosmic ray subsystem experiment on Voyager 1 and Voyager 2’s low-energy charged particle instruments were taken offline in March. One especially power-hungry instrument – ...

A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses through precise and fancy formation flying.

Covering over 40,000 hectares, and constructed from wood and metal with plastic sheeting, this is the largest structure visible from space ...

Discover the story of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite launched by the Soviets in 1957. This iconic spacecraft, ...

The first artificial satellite in human history is Sputnik 1, launched by the former Soviet Union on Oct. 4, 1957. At that time, the United States, engaged in the Cold War with the Soviet Union ...

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite, into space orbit. The man-made craft sent a radio signal back to Earth for three weeks before its batteries ...

On 4 October 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite, into orbit. This launch sparked panic in the US on account of the perceived capabilities gap between ...

A quick response to the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik 1, Explorer 1’s success marked the beginning of the US Space Age. The satellite ... with the assistance of artificial intelligence ...

The Soviet Union's October 1957 launch of the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, stunned the U.S., which reckoned it had a commanding lead in "the Space Race." Some of the clever ...