Simulations and tracking models imply that these fragments can be trapped for a few months to a few years, after which they will burn up in Earth's atmosphere, escape Earth's gravity, or be ...

Omar, a lifelong environmentalist, has now said he believes business and industry treats the planet like his father treated women. He also commended the bravery of the women who came forward ...

those are miniscule compared to the calculation of the needs of the billions of humans that will one day ever live if we can gain escape velocity from planet Earth. . . . That is, in fact ...

Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions for exploring the solar system.

The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft has been trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it’s expected to fall back home.

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days.

Whether it's from a classroom globe or one of NASA's stunning satellite images, most people are pretty familiar with how our planet looks. But a rarely seen angle of Earth is now freaking people ...

This 2018 satellite photo shows an unknown substance swirling across the Gulf of Gdańsk in Poland. Scientists were shocked to ...

President Trump expressed interest in reopening the infamous Alcatraz penitentiary Sunday after a South Florida TV station aired the 1979 Clint Eastwood film “Escape from Alcatraz.” ...

The spacecraft, stuck in orbit since 1972 after an unsuccessful mission to Venus, plunged into the Indian Ocean.

Kosmos 482 has been orbiting the Earth for decades. It's still unknown if the craft will fall to Earth intact or burn up upon ...