The Soviet Union, or the USSR, was one of the most powerful and mysterious superpowers in history, with a lasting impact on ...

The first joint space mission between the United States and Russia (then the Soviet Union) docked in Earth orbit half a ...

Credit: AP. USA’s Robert McClanahan crashes into Aleksandre Golikov of the Soviet Union during the first period at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, on Feb. 22, 1980.

Ultimately, the laser pistol’s practicality was limited by its low power, the fragility of space environments, and the unlikelihood of astronaut-on-astronaut combat.

A normal country would be strengthening friendships with all nations not named China, but the United States is burning ...

Forty years ago Saturday, Team USA shocked the four-time defending Olympic gold medalist Soviet Union at the 1980 Games in Lake Placid, New York. It was one of the greatest sports upsets of all ...

The United States went on to defeat Finland for the gold medal, capping off one of the greatest stories in Olympic history. - Apolo Ohno becomes most decorated American Winter Olympian in 2010.

We do not fear them like we feared the Soviet Union." During the Apollo program, 39% of Americans believed the U.S. should do everything they can to be the first nation on the moon, according to a ...

Emerging dangers are reshaping the landscape of nuclear deterrence and increasing the threat of mutual annihilation.

The former Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979 to prop up Afghanistan's then- communist government, which was battling anticommunist guerrillas. The U.S. condemned the Soviet move and ...

The United States went on to defeat Finland for the gold medal, capping off one of the greatest stories in Olympic history. - Apolo Ohno becomes most decorated American Winter Olympian in 2010.