In 1972, the Soviet Union’s Venera 8 spacecraft became the second ever to land on Venus. It operated for 50 minutes in the ...

A car-sized piece of Soviet rocket is expected to come crashing back down to Earth in the coming days, after 53 years in ...

A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter will appear to dance near to each other in the night sky.

It’s not unusual for redundant satellites, rocket stages, or other spacecraft to re-enter the earth’s atmosphere. Usually ...

May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, ...

New research challenges the meteorite hypothesis, suggesting Earth's water may be native, originating from the solar nebula rather than asteroidal impacts.

A long-lost Soviet spacecraft the size of a car is now hurtling toward Earth, set to make a fiery, uncontrolled re-entry within days - and no one knows where it will land. Known as Kosmos 482, the ...