A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it ...

NASA scientists say a 1972 probe launched by the Soviet Union may meet a fiery end crashing back into Earth in the coming ...

It's too early to know where the half-ton mass of metal might come down or how much of it will survive reentry.

Part of a spacecraft that has been stuck in orbit for 53 years is due to reenter Earth’s atmosphere around May 10 and could ...

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

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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that India was marching ahead with renewed confidence in the field of space ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlights India's ambitious space exploration plans, including landing an astronaut on the Moon by 2040.

The Kosmos 482 Descent Craft is predicted to crash back down to Earth this week and the potential crash site is enormous ...

Yet while Venera 8 successfully landed on Venus in July 1972 and survived 50 minutes on the surface, the later mission failed and the craft separated into several pieces. Some of these remained in ...