The growth of vast forests removed significant amounts of carbon dioxide, resulting in atmospheric oxygen levels potentially ...

The curious minds at What If transport us to the Paleozoic Era and envision what life would be like in this ancient period.

A Soviet-era spacecraft, Kosmos 482, launched in 1972, made an uncontrolled reentry into Earth's atmosphere after a failed Venus mission. While Russian authorities indicated it fell into the ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. Its uncontrolled entry was confirmed by both the Russian Space Agency and European ...

Kosmos 482 crashed into Earth on May 10, confirmed Roscosmos. The spacecraft reentered at 2:24 am ET, falling into the Indian Ocean. Launched in 1972, it malfunctioned and remained in orbit for 53 ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday (May 10, 2025), more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed its ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to launch to Venus more than 50 years ago plunged to Earth on Saturday. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed the spacecraft – known as ...

After failing to make it past Earth orbit on March 31, 1972, the remains of a Venus mission launched by the former Soviet Union circled our planet for years and was given the name Cosmos (or ...

marking a continuation of the Soviet-era program. While Venus is about the same size as Earth, it is sometimes referred to as an "evil twin." Extreme temperatures, crushing pressure, poisonous ...