The Baikonur Cosmodrome, a bastion of Soviet space exploration and the historic site where Yuri Gagarin, the first man in ...

The Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviet Union could attempt to ...

A historic marble plaque on the wall of Sokolniki underground station marks the opening of the Moscow metro 90 years ago.

Before the International Space Station (ISS), the Soviet Union pioneered the concept of space stations, changing the course of human spaceflight forever. From Salyut and Mir to their lasting influence ...

"He [Bowie] had always fantasized about flying in space ... for him it was just like a gift," said Hadfield of his "Space ...

A little over 240 years ago, birds were the only things that could fly above the ground untethered without eventually falling ...

A little over 240 years ago, birds were the only things that could fly above the ground untethered without eventually falling ...

Cosmos (or Kosmos) 482's orbit has slowly brought it closer to our planet since 1972, and now it's on the cusp of plummeting ...

Amid Blue Origin's space flight mayhem, meet some of the most famous female astronauts who journeyed and contributed to space science.

New aviation meteorology stations at the host airports - Seimchan, Oymyakon and Yakutsk - were organized by 1942. Auxiliary stations were set up along the route. Aerology sounding was used more ...

Amid Blue Origin's space flight mayhem, meet some of the most famous female astronauts who journeyed and contributed to space science.

President Donald Trump on Monday celebrated National Astronaut Day on the 64th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming the first ...