A defunct Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, is expected to fall back to Earth between May 8-12, 2025. Launched in 1972, the Venus-bound craft malfunctioned and has been orbiting Earth for 53 years.

"Being off even a little bit represents hundreds or thousands of kilometers in distance on the surface of the Earth." ...

Japan’s Himawari weather satellites, designed to watch Earth, have quietly delivered a decade of infrared snapshots of Venus.

A Soviet spacecraft that failed to launch to Venus is set to fall back to Earth in the next week.; The Kosmos 482 capsule was built for Venus's brutal atmosphere, so it will likely survive Earth's.

The outlook is promising for future long-term monitoring of planets across multiple wavelengths. Infrared imaging data from ...

By MARCIA DUNN A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed its ...

Failed Soviet Venus probe is falling back to Earth: When, where Cosmos 482 could land News of Cosmos 482's impending crash landing has been met with questions regarding just precisely when – and ...

A Cold War-era spacecraft is heading home after a half-century adrift. Back in the 1970s, the Soviet Union had its sights set on Venus, sometimes known as Earth's evil twin.A thick atmosphere ...

Mars shines in the evening, and is joined briefly by Mercury. Jupiter joins Venus as the month goes on. And all month, look ...

Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it ...

Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a ...