Cosmos (or Kosmos) 482's orbit has slowly brought it closer to our planet since 1972, and now it's on the cusp of plummeting ...

It's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter around 2:26 am ET on ...

A remnant of the Soviet Venus program, Kosmos 482 has stayed aloft in in Earth's orbit for 53 years. But it may make a return ...

A half-ton spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend.

Offering incredibly high temperatures, crushing pressure, and a thick mix of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid, the atmosphere ...

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos-482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. But it never made it ...

The Soviet spacecraft Kosmos-482 was launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus. But due to a rocket malfunction, it's been ...

The odds of Kosmos 482 slamming into a populated area are ‘infinitesimally small’, said University of Colorado Boulder ...

Launched over 50 years ago, this piece of the Kosmos 482 mission was designed to survive the punishing conditions on Venus.

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days.

A stadium-sized asteroid will pass by Earth today, Friday, May 9. Scientists say the "potentially hazardous" 950ft-wide space ...

In 1972, a Soviet spacecraft bound for Venus failed to escape Earth's gravity and got stuck orbiting our planet. Now, 50-odd ...