Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus.

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

Kosmos 482, a Soviet spacecraft that never made it beyond Earth’s orbit on its way to Venus, is due to come crashing down on ...

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

A Soviet-era spacecraft that was supposed to explore Venus is expected to crash into Earth some time tonight or tomorrow.

Cosmos 482 was launched to space by the Soviet Union in 1972 and was supposed to reach Venus. It has been stuck in Earth's ...

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

Kosmos-482, a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1972, crash-lands after 53 years, reminding us of Cold War-era space exploration ...

A Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, launched in 1972 for a failed Venus mission, is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere this ...

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 craft has been floating around in space after it was launched in 1972. Now it is expected to make an "uncontrolled ...

The probe is projected to crash between between 52° North and 52° South - a big span of the Earth that just includes a ...