Americans certainly remember Sputnik. At a time when the world was larger and scarier, the Soviets had a metal basketball flying over the United States and the rest of the world. It made people ...

"The launch of Sputnik in 1957 triggers alien paranoia. David Hoffman presents captivating documentaries and archival news ...

The Sputnik 1 was the world’s first artificial satellite, designed to gather data on Earth’s upper atmosphere and test the viability of satellite communication. It was launched as part of the ...

Giving nuclear weapons to Kiev would be the biggest step towards the completely uncontrollable spread of the Ukraine conflict, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Sputnik on Thursday.

Frank Cottrell Boyce's book Sputnik's Guide To Life on Earth asks a big question - can a dog from outer space save the world? Frank visited Authors Live to read from the book and talk about writing.