Kosmos 482 —originally launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Soviet Union's ambitious Venera program to explore Venus—is ...

A spaceship first sent up by Russia in 1972 could crash into Earth at 17,000mph next month, potentially hitting the UK ...

In 1972, the Soviet Union’s Venera 8 spacecraft became the second ever to land on Venus. It operated for 50 minutes in the ...

Failed Soviet satellite hurtling towards Earth may hit like a meteorite, tracker warns - Space probe was designed for Venus ...

Scientists believe a crater found in the Australian outback may be the oldest-known meteor crash site in the world. As AFP ...

Today, the idea of a meteorite crashing into Earth brings fear and images of extinction. But billions of years ago, in a world ruled by single-celled organisms, those impacts may have been just ...

It is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere sometime between May 8 and May 11. The issue? It was designed with a ...

with the "mudball meteorite" Aguas Zarcas found to have been in orbit for two million years without crashing into any other objects – or if it did, there was no damage. It challenges ...

Mascons can occur within meteor impact structures due to the meteor crashing through Earth's crust and affecting the mantle beneath. Following the impact, the mantle may recoil and form a dense ...

Keen-eyed stargazers have spotted a meteor fly across Southern Queensland on Monday night, creating a light show seen from ...