A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it ...

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos-482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. But it never made it ...

NASA’s Artemis program has hit a critical snag—over 100 unexpected cracks have been discovered in the Orion capsule’s heat ...

A European reentry capsule notched some important milestones on its first-ever spaceflight last week — and took some photos ...

The Aerospace Corporation's reentry prediction map concurs ... But because of its sturdy Soviet construction, the capsule's main heat shield has likely survived relatively intact.