On October 4, 1957, the erstwhile Soviet Union sent Sputnik-1 into outer space. The launch of the world’s first artificial satellite by the USSR would leave its great geopolitical rival, the United ...

George Brett becomes the first player in MLB history to win a batting title in three different decades. The Kansas City Fire Department says it’s investigating the cause of the deadly apartment fire ...

The successful launch of Sputnik — the world’s first artificial satellite to orbit Earth — on October 4, 1957 rocketed humanity to a hitherto unknown time and space. While the scientific aspects of ...

Hamas launched massive coordinated attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, beginning one of the worst wars in West Asia, killing 1,200 people in Israel. Nearly 2,200 rockets were ...

Following the Soviet collapse, millions of Russians came to doubt that there had ever been a Mongol invasion. The reality of the Mongols’ conquest of northern Eurasia, previously taken to be the ...

The dates are in recognition of the Oct. 4, 1957 launch of the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, thus opening the way for space ...

Former Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s much-anticipated novel ‘Final Orbit,’ set in the backdrop of the 1970s space race between the U.S. Soviet Union and China.

The Long March 9 super heavy reusable rocket transportation system and 13,000-satellite constellation of the Guo Wang network, which seeks to be the long-run game changer to the unprecedented ...

Oct. 4 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1876, the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now Texas A&M, opened. It was the first public higher education institution in Texas. In 1883, the ...

Over the past three decades, the Asian space sector has rapidly expanded, emerging as a decisive component of global competition and a major driver of technological development. Once playing a mere ...

Celebrating 60 years of Institute of Russian Studies at JNU, fostering Indo-Russian relations through language and culture.