Most astronomers agree that life is likely common throughout the universe. While Earth is the only world known to have life, ...

Kosmos 482 may crash back to Earth after 53 years in orbit, with reentry expected around May 10, 2025. Risk to public remains low.

A failed Venus mission fell from the sky over the weekend after aimlessly orbiting Earth for the past 53 years. Various ...

A daring and revolutionary plan tosample Venus’s hostile atmosphere was unveiled by a coalition of China’s leading space ...

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine malfunction.

May's full flower moon rises today in Scorpio. Here's what time to watch the next full moon and tonight's moon phases — moon phase calendar 2025.

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.

Venus has a crust that is all one piece, with no evidence of subduction caused by plate tectonics like on Earth.

Like meteors, space junk travels at vast speeds as it travels through the atmosphere and it begins burning up spectacularly.

A spacecraft launched more than 50 years ago has crashed into Earth.The defunct probe from the former Soviet Union, known as ...

New research has revealed unexpected details about the surface of Venus, Earth’s scorching hot twin. Scientists had long ...