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Now abandoned and uninhabited, Simushir is home to four notable volcanoes. Milna is the tallest, rising to 5,050 feet (1,540 meters), and last erupted in 1914.
A three-decade-old Soviet satellite has disintegrated in orbit some 870 miles (1,400 kilometers) above Earth, likely following a space debris strike. The disintegration of the satellite, either ...
Friday night or Saturday morning, a 53-year-old Soviet spacecraft is due to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere. As I explained in my May “What’s Up In The Sky” feature, the heat-resistant Soviet ...
An old rocket body and military satellite—large pieces of space junk dating back to the Soviet Union—nearly smashed into each other on Friday morning, in an uncomfortable near-miss that would ...
The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus probe will fall back to Earth from orbit soon, and it may well make it to the ground in one piece.
The Soviet Union guaranteed its workers the "right to rest," boasting more than 180 health spas where they could rejuvenate on two-week, state-sponsored vacations. The most desirable sat in the so ...
A defunct Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, is expected to fall back to Earth between May 8-12, 2025. Launched in 1972, the Venus-bound craft malfunctioned and has been orbiting Earth for 53 years.
Space traffic experts are tracking two pieces of orbital garbage that appear to be careening toward each other: A defunct Soviet satellite and a discarded Chinese rocket booster that are expected ...
Up until that time, the Soviet Union had been the acknowledged leader in the space race, ever since it had launched its satellite, Sputnik, into orbit on Oct. 4, 1957. However, that changed when ...
China has reactivated an old Soviet Union base in Cuba, and currently is in talks to stand up a military training facility within 100 miles of Florida.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A 38-year-old retired NASA satellite is about to fall from the sky. NASA said Friday the chance of wreckage falling on anybody is “very low.” Most of the 5,400-pound ...