A reappraisal of decades-old data suggests that strange circular formations on Venus could be volcanic “rings of fire” ...

Vast, quasi-circular features on Venus's surface may reveal that the planet has ongoing tectonics, according to new research ...

The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred ...

It's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter around 2:26 am ET on ...

The Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviet Union could attempt to ...

Launched in 1972, the failed Venus probe has been stuck in Earth orbit ever since. Now it's hurtling back down to Earth.

Kosmos 482 was launched in March 1972 as part of the Soviet Venera program to explore Venus from the surface. A launch mishap ...

A probe launched from the Soviet Union more than five decades ago has plummeted back to Earth, splashing down in the Indian ...

Venus has a crust that is all one piece, with no evidence of subduction caused by plate tectonics like on Earth.

Cosmos (or Kosmos) 482's orbit has slowly brought it closer to our planet since 1972, and now it's on the cusp of plummeting ...

Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus.