The last landing was over 30 years ago, despite increasing confidence among planetary scientists that Venus’ surface was once habitable (SN: 8/26/16).

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth, possibly within the first two weeks of May. It's too early to know where the half ...

The other, Venera 8, successfully landed on Venus to make scientific measurements of its soil, known as regolith, before ceasing operations, according to NASA.

It is unclear where the spacecraft will land, experts say. Cosmos 482, the Soviet probe that was supposed to land on Venus but ended up stuck in Earth's orbit for decades, appears to have crashed ...

A failed Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere some time this month. The Soviet Union launched Kosmos 482 in 1972, intending to land on Venus. However, the probe never ...

A defunct Soviet probe designed to land on Venus will have an uncontrolled reentry this month and pieces of it may make it to Earth's surface. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and ...

For decades, landing on Mars has captivated the imagination of earthlings as the obvious next step in space exploration after landing on the moon, but NASA is also looking into ways to send a ...

Press Release Expansion Of Landing Areas On The Venus Surface Using Resonant Orbits In The Venera-D Project by SpaceRef April 26, 2022 ...

Kosmos 482 —originally launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Soviet Union's ambitious Venera program to explore Venus—is expected to make a crash landing on Earth around May 9–10, 2025.