The Soviet Union pulled off two of the most audacious and concealed missions of the Cold War space race, one that briefly touched Mars before vanishing forever, and another that smuggled turtles ...

Scientists may have spotted a long–lost Soviet Union Lander, more than 60 years after it vanished on the surface of the moon. On February 3, 1966, the uncrewed Luna 9 lander became the first craft to ...

A model of the Soviet Luna 16 lander, which, unlike its immediate predecessor, managed to land on the Moon and return a sample of lunar regolith to Earth. Photo: Bembmv The Soviet Union’s long-running ...