Solar activity added to the uncertainty as well as the spacecraft’s deteriorating condition after so long in space. A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft lifts off for the ...

After 53 years stuck in space, a Soviet spacecraft designed to land on Venus has finally crash-landed back on Earth. The Kosmos 482 probe, a relic from the first Space Race, crashed harmlessly ...

Kosmos 482 launched on a Soyuz rocket a few days after the Venera 8 atmospheric probe in 1972. It was intended to reach Venus, but it became stranded in Earth’s orbit after a premature engine cutoff ...

However, due to a malfunction with the Soyuz rocket that launched it into space, the probe failed to achieve enough velocity to reach Venus, instead getting stuck in an elliptical, or oval-shaped ...

NASA's eight-rotor Dragonfly drone just finished a crucial test, which confirmed the spacecraft's design and will allow the ...

A 53-year journey in Earth's orbit after failed launch Kosmos 482, also known as Cosmos482 or 05919, was a Venus-bound probe that launched atop a Russian Soyuz rocket on March 31, 1972.

It's been a week since the Houston Rockets saw their season come to an end at the hands of the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs. The postseason appearance marked Houston's ...

According to NASA, the spacecraft, known as Kosmos 482, Cosmos482 or simply 05919, was a Venus-bound probe that launched atop a Russian Soyuz rocket on March 31, 1972. Nasa said that after it ...

A Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, launched in 1972, is predicted to re-enter Earth's atmosphere soon. Originally intended for Venus, a rocket failure left it orbiting Earth. While most of the 500 ...

But drag doesn’t just slow down cars. Aerospace engineers are working on using the drag force in space to develop more fuel-efficient spacecraft and missions, deorbit spacecraft without creating ...

The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency was back in session on May 8 in City Hall after cancelling their first meeting of the year. Despite the light agenda filled with housekeeping matters ...