Spanning from the late 1940s to the early 1990s, the Cold War wasn’t a traditional war that was fought on battlefields. As a ...

Back in 1957, the Soviet Union accomplished the impossible. That year, on October 4, a country that had been devastated by World War II just 12 years before, launched the worldwide famous Sputnik ...

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Discover the story of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite launched by the Soviets in 1957. This iconic spacecraft, shaped like a shiny beach ball, revolutionized history. Explore its purpose ...

The threat of an asteroid hitting Earth is always there, but the danger of falling space junk is growing into a crisis.

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On Oct. 4, 1957, Russia launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite successfully placed into orbit around the Earth. According the the US State Department, “the successful launch came as ...

Friday marks the anniversary of the launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, which was thrust into space by the Soviet Union on Oct. 4, 1957.

The Space Age officially began when the USSR launched Sputnik on October 4, 1957. But how did this satellite work, and what did it actually do?