A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. Its uncontrolled entry was confirmed by both the Russian Space Agency and European ...

Kosmos-482, a failed mission to Venus from the former Soviet Union that stalled in Earth orbit in the 1970s, is about to fall back to our planet. Exactly where or when it will strike, however, remains ...

The time part or all of the dead probe is expected to impact Earth continues to narrow in on Friday overnight into Saturday morning.

Explore the remarkable story of Buran, the Soviet Union’s secret space shuttle that stunned the world with its fully automated launch and landing capabilities, outclassing NASA’s iconic Space Shuttle ...

The most striking feature of the Almaz station was the 23mm Nudelman-Rikhter (NR-23) cannon, a modified aircraft gun adapted ...