The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft was trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it has likely fallen back home, according to the ...

The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred ...

Whether the parachute or instrument shell would survive Earth reentry is highly doubtful-but the titanium casing could ...

Cosmos 482 was launched to space by the Soviet Union in 1972 and was supposed to reach Venus. It has been stuck in Earth's ...

A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that became trapped in Earth’s orbit by mistake more than 50 years ago is expected to make a ...

Cosmos (or Kosmos) 482's orbit has slowly brought it closer to our planet since 1972, and now it's on the cusp of plummeting ...

NASA said some parts may survive as the probe was designed to withstand entry into Venus' atmosphere. Here's what to know ...

Known as Cosmos 2553, the satellite’s unusual behaviour, tracked by commercial space-monitoring firms, adds a new layer of intrigue to the growing tensions over weaponisation in space.

Now, with the help of three powerful custom-built telescopes located in South Africa, Chile and Australia, the KMTNet system routinely allows scientists to scour the cosmos for these amazing ...

When most people think about NASA they think about life on other planets but the agency’s FireSense mission is leading groundbreaking research on Earth that could help first responders fight ...