Sputnik was a satellite that the Soviet Union announced it had launched on October 4, 1957, at the height of the Cold War between the two superpowers of the time. It was a world first. The news ...

You can call it a Sputnik moment, when an unexpected Soviet breakthrough in the space race in 1957 spurred the Americans to put a man on the moon. Or perhaps it’s another China shock, a reference to ...

The analogy implies that the product threatens American AI dominance in a way comparable to the space-race challenge posed by the Soviet Union's first orbital satellite in 1957. The U.S. has ...

The inky black upper atmosphere was less busy 68 years ago, when a few young scientists stepped out of a trailer near Fairbanks to look into the cold October sky. Gazing upward, they saw the moving ...

Languages: English. The United States Postal Service (USPS) has unveiled a new love-themed stamp ahead of Valentine's Day next month. The new stamp is the latest in USPS's of popular Love series ...

In 1957, the Lockheed ‘Super Star’ (as the type became known within the company) joined the Lufthansa fleet, offering the Senator class as the most exclusive mode of travel for the first time. The ...

The New York Times’ Oct. 7, 1957 edition included a front-page headline of “SATELLITE SEEN IN ALASKA,” and Sputnik caused a big fuss all over the country. People wondered about the ...

When you're buying a property you don't intend to live in for most or all of the time - e.g. a buy-to-let property or holiday/second home - you'll have to pay 5% extra in stamp duty. The main ...

We first met Dane Trask and his 1957 Chevrolet Nomad in the summer of 2022, when we visited his home south of Tampa to do a story on his 17-year-old daughter, Riley, proprietor of Riley’s Rebuilds.

Canada Post says the cost of stamps for domestic mail bought in a booklet, coil or pane has increased by 25 cents to $1.24 per stamp.

Canada Post says the higher price is required to better align stamp prices with the rising cost of providing letter mail service to all Canadians Author of the article: You can save this article ...

Laika, the dog that died in Sputnik, has caused a ripple of compassion the world over, even as compassion may be excited when any life is sacrificed for whatever reason. The sacrifice of Laika ...