Kosmos-482, which was headed to Venus, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere by the end of this weekend. Experts don’t ...

A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that became trapped in Earth’s orbit by mistake more than 50 years ago is expected to crash ...

An aerospace engineer explains why NASA, Space Force and other agencies are using or testing aerobraking for more ...

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft known as Cosmos 482 may return to Earth this week, more than 50 years after it embarked on a ...

On Monday, NASA said that Cosmos 482 will return to Earth sometime between Wednesday, May 7, and May 13. The spacecraft is ...

A Soviet spacecraft from the Cold War era is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere after 53 years in orbit. The spacecraft, ...

A Soviet spacecraft that’s been stuck in orbit for 50 years is set to come crashing down this weekend – and it could fall ...

The spacecraft separated into four pieces, two of which fell back to Earth shortly thereafter. The other two, believed to be ...

Cosmos 482, part of a Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus in the 1970s, is expected to crash back on Earth ...

Blue Ghost took a more direct route to the moon, arriving in lunar orbit on Feb. 13 and touching down on Earth's nearest ...

Venera 1 was launched in 1961, only four years after Sputnik 1, the first satellite. Venera 7, in 1970, was the first ...