A Soviet-era spacecraft has plunged to Earth, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The half-ton ...

An innovative approach for fully reusable spacecraft suggests making them "sweat" to survive the scorching heat during their ...

A Soviet-area spacecraft that orbited Earth for more than 50 years crashed into the Indian Ocean on Saturday, Russian ...

When you put your hand out the window of a moving car, you feel a force pushing against you called drag. This force opposes a ...

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

Kosmos-482, which was headed to Venus, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere by the end of this weekend. Experts don’t ...

An aerospace engineer explains why NASA, Space Force and other agencies are using or testing aerobraking for more ...

Cosmos 482, launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1972 with a destination of Venus, malfunctioned and has been in ...