Ukraine claims it has evidence Russia fired an advanced hypersonic missile – one that experts say is almost impossible to shoot down – for the first time in the almost 2-year-old war.

The mineral zircon is the oldest known piece of Earth existing on the surface today. The oldest bits date back as far as 4.37 billion years — not too far from the age of Earth itself at about 4. ...

President Vladimir Putin has touted Russia's hypersonic weapons as being "invincible."Russian officials claim the 3M22 Zircon can travel at Mach 9, or about 6,900 mph, which may be too fast for ...

Russia Russia claims it tested hypersonic Zircon cruise missile The Zircon warhead test took place at the same time British intelligence is reporting Russian use of outdated, Soviet-era tanks.

The Zircon hypersonic missile is part of Russia’s broader modernization effort. The system represents an indigenously produced weapon that is able to overcome current NATO air defense systems.

The mineral is zircon, and scientists have found bits of it that formed 4.37 billion years ago, not too long after the proto-Earth's epic collision with a Mars-sized object that spawned our moon.

A preliminary analysis concluded that Russia hit Kyiv last week with the hypersonic Zircon missile, its first use in the nearly two-year-old war, the head of a Kyiv research institute said on ...

Russia is in the process of equipping its new nuclear submarines with hypersonic Zircon missiles, the head of Russia's largest shipbuilder told the RIA state news agency in an interview published ...

Russia has lauded the Zircon throughout its development. Russian sources have claimed it is capable of travelling at Mach 9, or nine times the speed of sound, for up to 1,000 kilometers (620 miles).

The Russian Ministry of Defence’s recent announcement that a Gorshkov-class frigate armed with the 3M22 Zircon hypersonic cruise missile will be deployed drew a good deal of international ...

Vladimir Putin has launched a new nuclear-powered submarine equipped with hypersonic Zircon missiles capable of travelling at several times the speed of sound. Russian state TV footage from the ...