The Soviet Union launched Kosmos 482 on March 31, 1972. At the time, the spacecraft was part of the Venera program, which ...

Experts say the Venus-bound probe's durable design could allow it to survive reentry, posing a small risk to populated areas.

After nearly four days on-orbit, the crew splashed down at 9:19 a.m. PT, or 12:19 p.m. ET, on April 4 off the coast of ...

When it launched in the spring of 1972, Kosmos 482 was meant to land on Venus. Instead, it’s on track to land a little closer ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.

Startup Inversion Space says its first flight of a reentry vehicle was “profoundly valuable” even though the vehicle did not ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft launched over 50 years ago is expected to make a fiery return to Earth this weekend between 8 May and ...

The landing module of a Soviet-era spacecraft bound for Venus is expected to fall back to Earth at some point in the coming ...

Kosmos 482 has been orbiting the Earth for decades. It's still unknown if the craft will fall to Earth intact or burn up upon ...

A Cold War-era Soviet spacecraft is expected to make an uncontrolled reentry into Earth’s atmosphere around May 10, marking ...

Contrary to what might seem obvious, 'space' is not defined by the height at which you become weightless. Near-weightlessness ...

The release of NASA's latest budget reveals the Orion spacecraft and Lunar Gateway space station are getting the chop. The ...