In 1975 and 1982, four of the Soviet Union’s Venera probes took the only images ever captured of Venus' surface.

From its scorching temperatures to its oddball rotation, there's a lot to learn about the second planet from the sun.

In 1975, the Soviet Union’s Venera 9 lander became the first spacecraft to transmit photographs from the surface of Venus, ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. Its uncontrolled entry was confirmed by both the Russian Space Agency and European ...

For the record, 10 Venera craft successfully landed on the surface of Venus. In 1975, Venera 9 gave us our first views of the planet’s surface.

(CNN) — A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed to make a soft landing on Venus — but instead remained trapped in Earth orbit for decades — likely fell from the sky early Saturday morning ...

The USSR’s Venera (meaning “Venus” in Russian) program consisted of over 16 probes, landers, and orbiters from 1961 to 1983. The Venera 8 probe lifted off on March 27, 1972, and landed on ...

On 10 May 2025, the Cosmos-482 descent craft reentered Earth's atmosphere after 53 years in orbit. It was designed to land on Venus, but it never escaped Earth’s gravity. Image credit ...

" #EUSST is monitoring the re-entry of object Kosmos-482 Descent Craft (1972-023E #6073), the lander capsule of a spacecraft from 1972 intended to land in Venus.

The Kosmos 482 plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus.