In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1. It was the first satellite in Earth's orbit. Or was it? For over a hundred years, an object has been seen, heard and photographed by people all around the ...

KYIV - Ukraine is overhauling its minerals sector, which has been pounded by three years of war, in the hope of unlocking potential and attracting billions of dollars of investment ...

The Kola Superdeep Borehole is the deepest man-made hole on Earth, stretching over 12 kilometers into the planet's crust. But despite decades of effort, this ambitious Soviet scientific project was ...

History isn’t all generals and politicians. Sometimes it’s a stray mutt or a pigeon with a mission that rewrites the script.

Vance maintained that today, we face serious threats in China, Russia, and other nations determined to beat us in every single domain - from spectrum to low Earth orbit, to our supply chains, and even ...

Belarus’s events marking 80 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany were a show of state power—but also reflected real popular ...

Some who have suggested this come from formerly colonized nations in Africa and Europe and note that there already was a ...

During a briefing from the Oval Office this week, President Donald Trump revealed his administration’s plan for “Golden Dome” ...

The White House’s $175-billion plan to protect the U.S. from nuclear annihilation will probably cost much more—and deliver ...

The two most powerful Americans, Donald Trump and Pope Leo, have very different worldviews. How will each wield his influence ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the European Space Agency (Esa). It has launched spectacularly ...

The concept behind the missile defence system was that it would provide a way of effectively making nuclear weapons obsolete.