Story by Maddie Molloy - Climate & Science reporter • 54m. P art of a Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to crash back to Earth this week after being stuck in orbit for more than half a century.

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A life-size portrait of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin and other paintings from the former state are going up for auction. Described as "monumental", they will be up for sale at Wotton ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth after more than a half-century being stuck in orbit from a failed launch to Venus. A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half ...

Kosmos 482 was intended as a successor to Soviet probe's like Venera 4, seen above. Credit: Sovfoto / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Progress in art, science, politics is not made merely by waiting for a unique genius to appear. In every people there are strong, gifted personalities that respond sensitively to social tension. Their ...

P art of a Soviet-era spacecraft may return to Earth this week, more than 50 years after it embarked on a botched mission to Venus. Cosmos 482 launched in 1972 with the intent of landing on Venus ...

A Soviet spacecraft launched a half-century ago called Kosmos 482 has been orbiting the Earth for decades and is at last expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere this coming weekend.. The rogue ...

Vincent van Gogh’s painting “The Starry Night” has long been admired for its art, but physicists are also intrigued by the science beneath the strokes and swirls.

In a new paper, the historian of economics at Radboud University explores the complex history of Soviet science and warns that a new Cold War might once again hinder academic progress.

A life-size portrait of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin and other paintings from the former state are going up for auction. Described as "monumental", they will be up for sale at Wotton ...