
The Kosmos 482 Soviet probe, which “missed” Venus in 1972, is falling on earth
The Kosmos 482 probe, destined to explore Venus, failed and was trapped in an orbit around the earth. Now the Lander is in fall with an unpredictable trajectory.

The Kosmos 482 probe, destined to explore Venus, failed and was trapped in an orbit around the earth. Now the Lander is in fall with an unpredictable trajectory.

The Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus)

Stephen Fry has been knighted by the King for services to mental health awareness, the environment and to charity.

The French cooperative Windcoop completed the construction order for its revolutionary open-hatch sail-powered cargo ship, the first of what the group envisions will be a pioneering fleet of ships.

This week, scientists announced that they had captured the first confirmed video of a colossal squid in its natural habitat, recorded some 1,968 feet (600 m) deep near the South Sandwich Islands.

The broadcaster and writer is president of Hay Festival, which takes place in May and June.