The recent fall to Earth of a failed Soviet Venus probe from the 1970s has become a detective story of sorts. Different computer models were used to predict the reentry. But why were they divergent, ...

A Soviet Venera-4 model, similar to the lost Kosmos 482 landing capsule, is on display at a museum. Before a Soviet-era spacecraft intended for Venus crashed back to Earth over the weekend, German ...

The soon-to-reenter Soviet Cosmos 482 Venus probe is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery provides some interesting details. That soon-to-reenter Cosmos 482 is getting ...

When scientists recently took a closer look at archival images of the surface of Venus, they discovered something new: evidence of volcanic activity on Earth's "twin." The NASA Magellan spacecraft ...

Venus, Earth's hostile twin, is growing more unpredictable for upcoming space missions. Extreme heat, crushing pressure, and corrosive clouds already ...

Aug. 27 (UPI) --The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is ready for a planned flyby of Venus on Sunday after the agency fixed its communications system. ESA officials commonly refer to ...

A spacecraft was en route to Venus when phosphine happened to be spotted. The astronomy community lit up earlier this week with news that hinted at possible signs of life on Venus. Among the most ...

Venus just lost its last active spacecraft, but more might be coming in a few years. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's Akatsuki mission orbiting Venus was declared dead last week after ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. On May 10 of this year, the egg-shaped Kosmos-482 descent module, weighing roughly 1,091 pounds ...