Strauss' “Blue Danube” waltz has finally made it into space, nearly a half-century after missing a ride on NASA's Voyagers.

Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was ...

In this week’s Inside Austria, we look at why Austria is bracing for another scorching summer and how Ascension Day quietly ...

From outdoor classical concerts in baroque palaces to firelit mountain traditions and all-night parties, June in Austria ...

Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was ...

Members of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra perform "The Blue Danube" waltz as it is transmitted into deep space towards Voyager 1. in Vienna, Austria, on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes ...

"The Blue Danube" evokes the elegance of 19th‑century Vienna, which lives on in the ... up with the spacecraft and its twin, Voyager 2, Austria also seeks to right a perceived wrong.

This year is the 200th birthday of Austria's world-famous waltz ... For Norbert Kettner, director of the Vienna tourist board, the Danube waltz is a “true unofficial space anthem” because ...