Editing 1957 in science (section)

==Astronomy and space exploration==
[[Image:Sputnik 1.jpg|120px|thumb|[[Sputnik 1]]]]
* October 4 – Launch of [[Sputnik 1]], the first [[artificial satellite]], by an [[R-7 Semyorka]] rocket from the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] near [[Tyuratam]] in the [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]].
* November 3 – Launch of [[Sputnik 2]], with a dog called [[Laika]] on board, the first animal sent into orbit. There is no technology available to return it to Earth.
* December 6 – The United States attempts launch of [[Vanguard TV3]] which fails after just two seconds in the air.
* [[Nuclear pulse propulsion|Project Orion]] begins, a U.S. program to build a spacecraft powered by nuclear explosions.
* [[Wilhelm Gliese]] publishes the first [[Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Katalog der Sterne näher ALS 20 Parsek für 1950.0|journal=Astronomisches Rechen-Institut Heidelberg Mitteilungen Serie A|volume=8|pages=1|last=Gliese|first=W.|publisher=Astronomischen Rechen-Institut|location=Heidelberg|year=1957|bibcode=1957MiABA...8....1G}}</ref>