Low Earth orbit (LEO) is on the verge of a major expansion in crewed operations, but the proliferation of space debris could ...

Kosmos 482 —originally launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Soviet Union's ambitious Venera program to explore Venus—is ...

In late March 1972, the Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 was launched. But that attempted Venus probe ran amuck during its ...

A 50-year-old Soviet-era spacecraft, Kosmos 482, is set to crash back to Earth in May 2025, with its fate uncertain, sparking ...

Scientists are working to shed new light on an enduring climate mystery—one that, if solved, could help them make more ...

“In about 2 weeks from now, an unusual uncontrolled reentry will happen: a 53-year-old landing capsule from a failed Soviet ...

Comets that have hit Earth have been a mixed bag. Early in Earth's history, during the solar system's chaotic beginning, they ...

Amazon plans to deploy a constellation of 3,236 satellites to provide high-speed internet to remote and underserved areas.

Low-Earth orbit satellites are designed to burn up in ... Ultimately, however, companies seem to be in no rush to rethink their business model based on research to date. And neither do regulators.

Now, a half-tonne Soviet space probe that was designed to endure landing on Venus may be heading our way. Launched in 1972, ...

A defunct Soviet satelitte is slated to hurtle back to Earth next week, prompting concerns from space experts that we could ...

Due to a rocket malfunction shortly after launch, the spacecraft never made it out of Earth's orbit. Now ... "Even at the time of the reentry the model uncertainties... typically are half an ...