A heat-protected capsule that the USSR had intended to reach Venus is on a collision path with Earth, with astronomer Marco ...

In 1972, the Soviet Union’s Venera 8 spacecraft became the second ever to land on Venus. It operated for 50 minutes in the ...

A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter will appear to dance near to each other in the night sky.

Known as the flower moon, May's full moon will reach peak illumination at 12:56 p.m. ET on Monday, May 12, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. May's full moon will be a micromoon, which is when the ...

A long-lost Soviet spacecraft the size of a car is now hurtling toward Earth, set to make a fiery, uncontrolled re-entry within days - and no one knows where it will land. Known as Kosmos 482, the ...

A Soviet spaceship which took off for Venus in 1972 - but a failed launch left it circling lifelessly above us - is finally returning to earth. Kosmos 482 became stranded in Earth’s orbit after a ...

May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, ...

It’s not unusual for redundant satellites, rocket stages, or other spacecraft to re-enter the earth’s atmosphere. Usually ...

Imagine a world where plants don’t just sway gently in the breeze, but actively hunt, trap, and digest animals. It sounds ...

A spacecraft that has been circling Earth for 53 years will soon return home. Kosmos 482 was launched by the Soviet Union on March 31, 1972. It was destined for Venus, but technical failure left it ...

New research challenges the meteorite hypothesis, suggesting Earth's water may be native, originating from the solar nebula rather than asteroidal impacts.

A Cold War-era Soviet spacecraft is set to crash back to Earth next month - and could land in Britain. Kosmos 482, which has ...