The Battle of Stalingrad (1942–43), which pitted the Soviet Union against Nazi ... Biju Patnaik the Jubilee Medal commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany (1941–45) ...

In a place called the Land of the Morning Calm, the Cold War suddenly became hot when North Korea, with support from the Soviet Union ... for personal bravery in combat -- the Medal of Honor.

A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to launch to Venus more than 50 years ago plunged to Earth on Saturday. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed the spacecraft – known as ...

It wouldn't be the first time, either. Back in 1978, a Soviet satellite spread radioactive debris across Canada's Far North You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

“It recalls a time when the Soviet Union was adventurous in space — when we were all maybe more adventurous in space,” said Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Harvard & Smithsonian ...

The satellite could crash to the ground in the next few days (Picture: ESA/David Ducross ... Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of ...

WASHINGTON — A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed its ...

WASHINGTON — A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed its ...

Cosmos 482 was launched to space by the Soviet Union in March 1972, with the intent of landing on Venus to conduct scientific measurements. However, an apparent engine malfunction kept the ...