The Soviet Union’s pioneering space missions were among the first to penetrate the thick, toxic clouds of Venus and reveal ...

The Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviet Union could attempt to touch down on Venus. Because of a propulsion problem, it never escaped ...

In the history of space exploration, the Soviet Union achieved some remarkable feats, one of which was landing a spacecraft on Venus,something that seemed impossible given the harsh conditions of the ...

Venus, often written off as a geologically dead world, is far more active beneath its blistering surface than previously thought, according to new research.

An out-of-control Russian spacecraft has probably plummeted to Earth, after 53 years stuck in orbit, experts say. In recent weeks, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 has been making an uncontrolled ...

If signed into law as written, the White House's proposal to slash nearly 25 percent from NASA's budget would have some dire ...

“In the universe, an absolute vacuum is rare, and most of the universe is very low-density high-temperature plasma,” said ...

For the next few evenings, the waxing gibbous moon is already well up as skies darken. If you happen to see it, keep in mind ...

Earth has a growing space junk problem, with three sizable pieces of debris crashing onto our planet every day. To combat ...

A new image released by China's space agency offers the first glimpse at the Tianwen 2 spacecraft, which is en route to ...