Anatoli Bugorski survived a proton beam to the head
On June 3, 1978, Soviet physicist Anatoli Bugorski was checking malfunctioning equipment on the U-70 synchrotron — the…
Chinese scientists have bad news on having babies in space. But there is a silver lining
If the future of humanity lies in the vast expanse of space, could humans actually perpetuate the species…
America’s only landing on Venus was an accident — in 1978 NASA dropped four cone-shaped probes into the Venusian atmosphere, none built to survive hitting the ground, and one of them struck the surface, kept transmitting for 67 minutes and 37 seconds, and very likely still sits there today, the only American craft ever to land on Venus.
The Soviet Union spent the 1960s and 1970s building Venus landers, titanium tanks engineered to survive the solar…
Semyon Gluzman, Soviet psychiatrist sent to the gulag for exposing bogus diagnoses of mental illness
Semyon Gluzman, who has died aged 79, was the first Soviet psychiatrist to blow the whistle on the…
The astronaut who returned to a country that no longer existed: Sergei Krikalev’s unbelievable 10-month mission in space |
A routine space mission could turn into a historic ordeal. In May 1991, Sergei Krikalev blasted off for…
The only classic rock song to go platinum in Russia
(Credits: Far Out) Tue 17 February 2026 13:00, UK Unfortunately for the country’s music fans, Russia’s always had…
Druzhba Sanatorium: A Soviet Monument Suspended Between Earth and Sea
© Dimant under a CC license Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1038160/druzhba-sanatorium-a-soviet-monument-suspended-between-earth-and-sea Perched above the…
The Aesthetics of Power: Soviet Modernism Meets Uzbek Tradition in Tashkent’s Palace of Peoples’ Friendship
Palace of Peoples’ Friendship © Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Share Share Facebook Twitter…
US scientists find ‘critical gaps’ holding back Nasa moon plan as China races ahead
Scientists have found critical gaps in Nasa’s development of space life support systems that could prevent the United…
US scientists find ‘critical gaps’ holding back Nasa moon plan as China races ahead
Scientists have found critical gaps in Nasa’s development of space life support systems that could prevent the United…
China designs super powerful microwave weapon to fry spacecrafts
The scientists associated with China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have allegedly come up with a super-powerful microwave weapon…
So many jobs are a laughable waste of time. The greater part of any job is learning to look busy – The Irish Times
Lately I’ve been thinking about Sartre’s waiter. You might know the story. The philosopher is sitting in a…