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The failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 has finally met its end after a remarkable 53-year journey in Earth orbit. Launched in 1972 under USSR's Venera programme, the probe re-entered Earth's ...
New research suggests that Venus's crust might be significantly thinner than previously thought. Scientists at NASA have ...
The Soviet Union aimed for Venus, but hit the Indian Ocean instead The odyssey of the Soviet Union's failed attempt to reach ...
Debris from the 50 year-old probe Cosmos 482 crash-landed into the Indian Ocean over the weekend.
Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine malfunction.
From a spicy Venus in Aries transit to a deeply potent full moon in Scorpio, May is action-packed with thrill and possibility ...
Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos 482 re-enters Earth's atmosphere after 53 years in orbit without causing injuries or damage, ...
Russia's space agency says a Soviet spacecraft fell back to Earth Saturday morning over the Indian Ocean. It was originally headed to Venus, but instead spent more than 50 years orbiting Earth.
A potentially destructive Soviet Venus lander that was lost in space for over half a century has reentered the Earth's ...
New research has revealed unexpected details about the surface of Venus, Earth’s scorching hot twin. Scientists had long ...
A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus.