"But it cannot be completely excluded.” The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. But it never made it out of Earth orbit because ...

Venus, Earth’s fiery twin, has long fascinated scientists. This video dives into the incredible story of the Venera mission—why it went silent, the challenges of Venus' hostile environment, and what ...

The most striking feature of the Almaz station was the 23mm Nudelman-Rikhter (NR-23) cannon, a modified aircraft gun adapted ...

Terry Virts, a retired US astronaut, has called for scaling back joint missions with Russia on the International Space ...