Curious about the largest desert in the world? Discover why the Antarctic Desert, covering millions of square kilometres, is ...

Then came the simple announcement that shattered forever man’s ancient isolation on earth: “The world’s first spaceship, Vostok [East], with a man on board, has been launched on April 12 in ...

Valentina Tereshkova made history as the first woman to travel into space. But what makes Tereshkova’s achievement so ...

But from 260 miles above in space, he saw no trace of humanity — just desolation: a seemingly endless view of pure white ice.

An 18-karat gold version of the first watch worn on the moon has set a record for the most paid for an astronaut's timepiece.

Aisha Bowe made history as the aerospace engineer on Blue Origin’s first all-female flight to the edge of space — the first ...

A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than ...

Current local time in Vostok (Antarctica/Vostok timezone). Get information about the Antarctica/Vostok time zone. Local time and date, DST adjusted (where ever daylight saving time is applicable) ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk on Wednesday, telling university students he was a pioneer comparable to ...

Blue Origin's all-female 11-minute flight on April 14 reminds us that there's a long line of women who have been making history in space.

No one saw Earth's poles from space in the more than 400 human spaceflight missions preceding Fram2. The closest any crew mission has gotten to the poles was the Soviet Union's Vostok 6 mission in ...