A recently launched Russian satellite is getting uncomfortably cozy with a U.S. reconnaissance satellite, leading Space ...

For the next few evenings, the waxing gibbous moon is already well up as skies darken. If you happen to see it, keep in mind ...

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The Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviet Union could attempt to touch down on Venus. Because of a propulsion problem, it never escaped ...

An out-of-control Russian spacecraft has probably plummeted to Earth, after 53 years stuck in orbit, experts say. In recent weeks, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 has been making an uncontrolled ...

On May 10, 2025 at 06:24 GMT, the remnants of the Kosmos 482 probe entered the ... chance that it could make it through Earth atmosphere reentry and hit the ground at 150 mph (242 km/h), which ...

In recent weeks, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 has been making an uncontrolled ... object will not burn up in the atmosphere during re-entry, it may be severely damaged on impact,” Mr ...

After over five decades in Earth's orbit, the Soviet Venus lander, Kosmos 482, reentered the atmosphere on May 10, 2025, splashing down in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia. A malfunction during its ...