The photos which Luna 9 took on the Lunar surface were sent to Earth through a radio transmitter. These were the first photos from the surface of an extraterrestrial body...
On this day in 1488 the first European ship from the Age of Discovery landed at the part of Africa just behind the Cape of Good Hope. It was truly a historical undertakin...
This “Astrochimp” had a very important role. He was meant to demonstrate whether living beings could perform actions and maneuver aircraft while in space. Before launchin...
According to the Guinness World Records, the largest snowflakes in history were observed on this day at Fort Keogh, Montana, in North America. On this day back in 1887, t...
Nuclear propulsion was of revolutionary significance for submarines because it enabled them to remain submerged far longer than before. Namely, the classic diesel or stea...
The famous VW Beetle was made at the incentive of Adolf Hitler who, in his speech in 1933, promised that soon every average working family would be able to afford a car....
What follows is the story of how Giovanni Luppis and Robert Whitehead produced the first torpedo in the city of Rijeka. Their weapon has since become an irreplaceable ass...
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover labeled Nikola Tesla’s documents as most classified material, because they could be potentially dangerous in enemy hands. Famous scientist Ni...