A Soviet spacecraft that's been stuck in low Earth orbit ever since it launched in 1972 has finally crashed back down to our ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft has plunged to Earth, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The half-ton ...

For centuries, the leader of the Catholic Church has been elected in a highly secretive gathering known as “conclave,” ...

Ancient North American droughts were driven by Earth’s orbital shifts, study from the University of Helsinki finds.

A Soviet spacecraft that's been stuck in low Earth orbit ever since it launched in 1972 has finally crashed back down to our planet. Kosmos 482 rocketed into space more than 50 years ago on a ...

How is it possible for the ISS to stay in orbit? Learn more about the science behind orbiting Earth and more in this NASA ...

Kosmos 482 launched toward Earth's hellishly hot sister planet in 1972, but a problem with its rocket stranded the spacecraft in an elliptical orbit around Earth. For the next 53 years ...

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 ...

Every year, Earth follows a familiar pattern of seasonal ... But tilt isn't the only factor that drives seasonal changes. The shape of a planet's orbit can also influence seasonal variations ...

Venus is the brightest planet in our sky ... But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a rocket malfunction.Much of the spacecraft came tumbling back to Earth ...