NASA researchers have discovered evidence of tectonic activity on Venus by re-examining decades-old radar data. The findings ...

A failed Venus mission fell from the sky over the weekend after aimlessly orbiting Earth for the past 53 years. Various ...

Kosmos 482 was launched in March 1972 as part of the Soviet Venera program to explore Venus from the surface. A launch mishap ...

After a groundbreaking discovery that found possible evidence of life in Venus’s acidic skies, Toronto-born Sara Seager is ...

Kosmos 482 may crash back to Earth after 53 years in orbit, with reentry expected around May 10, 2025. Risk to public remains low.

New research has revealed unexpected details about the surface of Venus, Earth’s scorching hot twin. Scientists had long ...

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine malfunction.

Venus has a crust that is all one piece, with no evidence of subduction caused by plate tectonics like on Earth.

An out-of-control Russian spacecraft has probably plummeted to Earth, after 53 years stuck in orbit, experts say. In recent ...

A daring and revolutionary plan tosample Venus’s hostile atmosphere was unveiled by a coalition of China’s leading space ...

It’s not every day that a space relic comes home. But this week, a forgotten Soviet spacecraft finally ended its long wait.

The Russians indicated it came down over the Indian Ocean, but some experts were not so sure of the precise location.