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Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky
Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.
A failed Soviet Venus probe is expected to fall to Earth today, but when and where? Here's what we know
The Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth on May 10, but exactly when and where remains unknown.
China uses 'gravity slingshot' to rescue pair of wayward moon satellites
After a pair of satellites failed to reach their desired orbit around the moon last year, China used a novel gravity "slingshot" tactic to get the satellites in the correct spot.
A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth, and an astronomer will attempt to catch it on camera on May 8
The Virtual Telescope Project aims to observe the anticipated reentry of the former Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 spacecraft as it plunges toward Earth during a live webcast on May 9.
What will happen to VIPER? NASA shifts into reverse on canceled moon rover
NASA is no longer asking U.S. companies for proposals to get the ice-hunting VIPER rover to the moon but still hasn't given up on the mission.
A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth. Here's what it might look like
Recent sighting of spacecraft and debris burning through the atmosphere during their plummet back to Earth offer some clues as to what the reentry of a failed Soviet Venus lander might look like.
US Space Force test fires thrusters for moon surveillance spacecraft
The U.S. Space Force tested a new propulsion system designed for satellites that will keep tabs on spacecraft and other objects near the moon.
Satellites show 28 US cities are sinking, including NYC and Chicago: 'Infrastructure can be silently compromised'
"Even slight downward shifts in land can significantly compromise the structural integrity of buildings, roads, bridges, and railways over time."
