A Russian satellite named Cosmos 2553 is showing signs that it may no longer be working properly. Launched just weeks before the Ukraine conflict began in 2022, this satellite was sent into a ...

Cosmos 482, the exploratory spacecraft launched toward Venus by the Soviet Union in March 1972, has finally ended its mission. The 50-year-old lander probe returned to Earth early Saturday, May 10, ...

Far out in geosynchronous orbit, a Russian satellite moves through deep space. Cosmos 2553, nicknamed “Sput-nuke,” is designed to carry a nuclear payload that could render most satellites unusable.

A wayward Soviet spacecraft, adrift for more than half a century, will fall to Earth on Friday or Saturday, astronomers said. The craft, which came to be known as Cosmos 482, was Venus-bound when it ...

"In about two weeks from now, on or near May 9-10, an unusual uncontrolled reentry will happen." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Dramatic video footage has surfaced on social media showing what appears to be a Soviet Union satellite's plunge to Earth after more than 50 years in space. Cosmos 482, aimed for Venus to investigate ...

One is destined to study the sun, and the other is destined to study everything else. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Tuesday ...

A newly designed rank insignia in Washington, D.C. on May 15, 2020. Far out in geosynchronous orbit, a Russian satellite moves through deep space. Cosmos 2553, nicknamed “Sput-nuke,” is designed to ...