Russia has postponed its next missions to the Moon and Venus by at least a year, pushing their launches to 2028 and 2036, ...

The long and troubled history of the would-be Venus spacecraft, known as Kosmos-482, can shed some light on these key questions, scientists say. So, let's have a look. Down and out On May 10 of ...

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft known as Cosmos 482 may return to Earth this week, more than 50 years after it embarked on a botched mission to Venus.

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 ...

A spacecraft built like a tank that was supposed to study Venus has likely crashed back to Earth Saturday morning, decades after its Soviet-era launch. Space agencies had tracked the defunct probe ...

Before a Soviet-era spacecraft intended for Venus crashed back to Earth over the weekend, German astronomers watched it tumble through space. As Kosmos 482 took its last laps, a German radar ...

On August 11, 2025, scientific director of the RAS Space Research Institute and the first stage of Russia's lunar program, RAS member Lev Zelyony told Interfax that the Luna 27A launch had been moved ...

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 ...