President Donald Trump on Monday celebrated National Astronaut Day on the 64th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming the first ...

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

A Soviet spacecraft is expected to come hurtling back to Earth after being stuck in orbit for more than 50 years. The Kosmos ...

The craft carrying astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian cosmonauts docked with the space station. They're scheduled for an eight-month stay.

Kosmos 482 was part of the Venera program, a series of Soviet probes that set the early benchmark for exploring Venus. Its ...

It was supposed to be America's first step into space, but as the Vanguard rocket exploded in an enormous fireball in full ...

A Russian Soyuz rocket is scheduled to lift off from Baikonur ... Related: Soyuz spacecraft: Backbone of Russian space program — 3 spaceflyers arrive at the ISS aboard Russian Soyuz spacecraft ...

Ars Technica has mentioned SpinLaunch, the company that literally wants to yeet satellites into space, in previous Rocket ...

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

Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell told Newsweek there were changes in Cosmos 2553's orbit amid speculation about the satellite ...

It was a quick trip for the trio, who launched atop a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome ... Related: Soyuz spacecraft: Backbone of Russian space program This is the first spaceflight for ...