In the early days of space exploration, the Soviet Union launched the Venera Program, one of the most ambitious efforts ever undertaken to explore another planet. From 1961 to 1985, the USSR sent over ...

Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, modified the backup Mariner 4 spacecraft to operate closer to the Sun, and on June 14, 1967, NASA launched Mariner 5 on a 127-day ...

The Venera 14 mission, launched by the Soviet Union in the 1980s, marked a historic achievement in space exploration. This interplanetary station made a daring landing on Venus, the hottest planet in ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela reaffirmed the Government's commitment to ensuring that Malta's continued economic growth ...

Venera is the duo of Korn guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer and musician/filmmaker Chris Hunt. They released their self-titled ...

Korn guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer and composer/filmmaker Chris Hunt have announced a new album as Venera, Exinfinite. It’s their second album, the follow-up to their 2023 self-titled debut, and ...

Venera — the ambient experimental project helmed by Korn guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer and composer/filmmaker Chris Hunt — ...

A month after the announcement of the shortlist, the great evening arrives when the winner of the Strega Prize 2025 will be announced. Here are the five finalist titles: Andrea ...

Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions for exploring the solar system. A cutaway diagram of the Venera 8 ...

Russia has said it plans to launch a new, long-term mission to Venus, known as Venera-D or Venera 17, marking a continuation of the Soviet-era program.

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has finally returned to Earth after 53 years in orbit. It disappeared into the Indian Ocean early Saturday morning.

The Soviet Venera program, spanning nearly 30 years, comprised a series of ambitious missions to Venus, significantly contributing to our understanding of the planet's atmosphere and surface. The ...