After being stuck in space for more than half a century, a failed Soviet-era spacecraft—designed to collect data from Venus—crashed into the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia in the early hours ...

More than 50 years ago in the early 1960s, the Soviet space program embarked on a bold new undertaking to go where no human had gone before. The Venera mission to explore Earth's nearest orbital ...

A potentially destructive Soviet Venus lander that was lost in space for over half a century has reentered the Earth's atmosphere. Tracked by various space agencies and individuals, the capsule ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus.Related video above: Venus is the brightest planet in our solar systemIts uncontrolled ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft called Kosmos 482 has crashed on Earth after 53 years "stuck in orbit," according to The Associated Press. According to the AP, both the Russian Space Agency and the European ...

The Kosmos 482 spacecraft, a Soviet spacecraft that was launched in 1972 on an unsuccessful trip to Venus, fell back into Earth on Saturday morning. The Soviet Union's 482 millimeter Kosmos satellite ...

- Venus is the brightest planet in our sky. I first learned this fun fact from of all places, the show "Blue's Clues" from when I was a kid. ♪ Venus is the brightest planet ♪ And it's still a nice ...