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 ...

It's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter around 2:26 am ET on ...

Venus will partner up with the giant planets Saturn and Neptune to form a line up in the pre-dawn sky on May 8, with ...

But the Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviets could attempt to ...

Punishing conditions in the clouds of Venus could be home to a DNA-like molecule capable of forming genes in life very ...

Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft shrouded in Cold War secrecy, will reenter the Earth's atmosphere in the next few days ...

At long last, on April 30, Venus, our planet of attraction, attachment, and aesthetics, is trading the paint-splattered ...

Launched over 50 years ago, this piece of the Kosmos 482 mission was designed to survive the punishing conditions on Venus.

Venus will dance with the planet of dreams in an enchanting conjunction, evoking a sense of idealism and desire for passion ...

Venus and Saturn shine before dawn, with Neptune tucked between them — see if you can spot the ice giant with binoculars or a ...

A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.