A Soviet-era spacecraft has plunged to Earth more than half a century after its failed launch to Venus. Russia says it landed ...

Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions for exploring the solar system.

The odds of Kosmos 482 slamming into a populated area are ‘infinitesimally small’, said University of Colorado Boulder ...

A half-ton spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend ...

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to crash back to Earth this week after being stuck in orbit for more than half a ...

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as ... Most of it came tumbling down within a decade. But Mr. Langbroek and ...

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. But it never made it ...

After the Soviet Union crumbled in the early 1990s, something altogether eerie was discovered. Hundreds and thousands of maps of countries and cities throughout the world had been drawn up by ...

The study was prepared by Prof. Nicholas DeWitt of Indiana University, one of the country’s leading specialists in Soviet affairs. In his report, Prof. DeWitt said that official government ...

On Tuesday it was announced that Matt Wrack would succeed Dr Patrick Roach at the NASUWT, just months after failing to be re-elected as general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union. Mr Wrack was ...

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