On May 11, 2009, the space shuttle Atlantis launched on the fifth and final servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope. During mission STS-125, astronauts installed two new instruments on the ...

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

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth overnight tonight after more than 50 years in the wrong orbit.

SpaceX sent another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast this morning (May 10), its ...

Many in the media used the term “stranded” to describe the pair while they lived and worked on the ISS as part of Expedition 72. However, Butch and Suni were not the only astronauts to be coined with ...

Just a few weeks after its 53rd launch anniversary, Cosmos 482 is expected to descend back to Earth's atmosphere between ...

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 back to its home world.

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within ...

A Soviet spacecraft launched in 1972 is falling back to Earth after 53 years. It is expected to enter the Earth’s atmosphere ...

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Launched in 1972, the failed Venus probe has been stuck in Earth orbit ever since. Now it's hurtling back down to Earth.