#Yuri Gagarin

Author: Peter Symonds / Source: World Socialist Web Site China’s landing of a scientific probe on the far side of the Moon has led to a rash of media speculation, in the US in particular, about a new international space race amid heightened tensions between the two countries over economic issues,

Author: Jonathan Kendall / Source: Big Think The first human colonists on Mars are expected to endure intense amounts of stress while adapting to the planet. Their maintaining mental wellbeing is critical for successful colonization efforts. In a 2018 study, participants perceived a 58 percent

Author: Anika Burgess / Source: Atlas Obscura From domestic appliances to clothing to children’s toys, everyday items from Soviet life are the subject of the new book Designed in the USSR: 1950 – 1989. It’s a comprehensive look at a momentous four decades, in which otherwise mundane products

Author: Big Think Editors / Source: Big Think It’s no secret that women are underrepresented in various sectors, from politics and banking to engineering and computing. But what about when it comes to space exploration? How astronomy makes neuroscience even cooler: brains, gold, and neutron

On April 12th, 1961 Yuri Gagarin launched into space on a Vostok rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, becoming the first person ever to leave the planet. Here’s the crazy thing: today’s astronauts travel to space on a nearly identical rocket, the Soyuz, which went into operation only five years