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

A Soviet spacecraft is set to return from Earth's orbit after a failed mission to Venus over 50 years ago. See when it could crash to Earth.

Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era probe, is reentering Earth this month. Launched in 1972 for a Venus mission, it failed to escape ...

Since 1972, a Soviet spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 has been silently orbiting Earth, a relic of the early days of space exploration. Now, after nearly five decades in space, this rogue probe is set ...

Kosmos 482 launched for Venus in 1972 but never left Earth orbit. The spacecraft has now lost enough energy that it can’t fight gravity anymore.

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket loaded with nearly two dozen Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit late Sunday from ...

Icomera has enhanced on-train connectivity by using low Earth satellites (LEO) satellites to deliver faster, more reliable ...

Amazon is preparing to launch its debut batch of satellites into orbit as it seeks to establish its own internet service for ...

Amazon.com Inc.’s first batch of production satellites reached low-Earth orbit, the biggest step to date in the company’s ...

A spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 is due to come crashing back into Earth's atmosphere around May 10 and ...

China on Tuesday launched a group of low Earth orbit satellites from the southern part of the country, state media reported.

A 53-year-old Venus probe that failed to escape low Earth orbit is expected to make an uncontrolled reentry in the coming weeks. Built to withstand extreme heat, parts of the spacecraft could ...