Kosmos 482 —originally launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Soviet Union's ambitious Venera program to explore Venus—is ...

A space probe called Kosmos 482 sent to explore Venus by the U.S.S.R. in 1972 but marooned in Earth orbit ever since is about ...

A defunct Soviet satelitte is slated to hurtle back to Earth next week, prompting concerns from space experts that we could ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

The discovery of Eos, the closest known molecular cloud to Earth and one of the largest structures in the night sky, hints at ...

Aisling O'Hare, who led the study, told Newsweek she's "excited" about what the science world can learn from the data.

In 1972, the Soviet Union launched a pair of space probes destined for Venus. While the USSR’s Venera 8 successfully reached ...

Wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory curated the final selection for the "NatGeoYourShotOurHome" challenge from thousands of ...

An important conservation message is shared in 9-year-old Sora U.’s work, titled Wildlife. The artist uses trees, an owl, ...

Three Chinese astronauts landed back on Earth on Wednesday after six months on China's space station. The crew’s landing ...

In its retaliation against U.S. tariffs, China slowed exports of several rare-earth minerals and magnets this month ...