On this day in 1953 the USSR detonated its first thermonuclear bomb. Of course, thermonuclear weapons produce much more powerful (up to 1,000 times) explosions than stand...
The largest and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton to date was discovered on this day in 1990. The skeleton was nicknamed “Sue” after its discoverer, t...
On this day in 2005 the discovery of celestial bodies called Eris and Makemake was announced. These bodies are located beyond Pluto, which was at that time considered to...
On this day, one of the worst aviation accidents in history happened and it largely determined the fate of supersonic flights in the upcoming decades. Specifically, a sup...
On this day in 1959, the first practical hovercraft model SR.N1 (short for Saunders-Roe Nautical 1) crossed the English Channel. It was designed by Christopher Cockerell,...
On this day in 1950, the first rocket was launched from the famous Cape Canaveral in the U.S. state of Florida. Meanwhile, Cape Canaveral became known as the main U.S. la...
On this day, the lowest natural temperature ever recorded on Earth, minus 89.2 °C, was measured. The place where this happened is called the Pole of Cold and is located o...
On this day in 1963, a rocket-powered aircraft reached the altitude of 100,000 meters. This altitude is considered the boundary of outer space (aka. The Kármán line), so...
