The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft has been trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it’s expected to fall back home.

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.

The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred ...

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

A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that became trapped in Earth’s orbit by mistake more than 50 years ago is expected to make a ...

A Soviet space probe that has been orbiting the earth for more than 50 years crashed uncontrollably into the ocean on ...

A piece of Soviet hardware built to survive the burning, crushing environment of Venus will soon crash down to Earth and, so ...

Whether the parachute or instrument shell would survive Earth reentry is highly doubtful-but the titanium casing could ...

A Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, fell into the Indian Ocean on Saturday morning, 53 years after it failed to reach Venus, ...

A car-sized piece of Soviet rocket has crashed back through the atmosphere, after 53 years in orbit. It is not immediately ...

The 53-year-old Cold War-era Soviet spaceship, initially bound for Venus, fell into the sea after entering Earth.

Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 is falling down right now. Originally meant to visit Venus, it has remained in space for 53 ...