In an astonishing twist, theKosmos 482, a Russian spacecraft launched in 1972, is thought to have finally fallen to Earth after more than five decades of floating uncontrollably in orbit. Experts ...

The Soviet Union launched a number of missions to explore Venus – this probe was from an earlier flight Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft is likely to have re-entered the Earth's atmosphere after being ...

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft is likely to have re-entered the Earth's atmosphere after being stuck in orbit for more than half a century, the European Space Agency said. Kosmos 482, which launched ...

A failed Soviet spacecraft has crashed back down to Earth during an 'uncontrolled re-entry' after being stuck in space for 53 years. The spacecraft, called Kosmos 482, was launched in 1972 and once ...

A piece of Soviet-era space debris is expected to crash land down to Earth this weekend. The Russian Kosmos 482 spacecraft launched in 1972 could come plunging down some time between Friday and Sunday ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft has plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than half a century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed Kosmos 482’s ...

A Soviet spacecraft that has been stranded in space for 53 years is set to plummet back to Earth . Launched by the USSR in 1972, the Kosmos 482 lander was intended to reach Venus. However, it never ...

A failed Soviet Venus lander's long space odyssey has come to an end. The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred at ...

More than 50 years ago in the early 1960s, the Soviet space program embarked on a bold new undertaking to go where no human had gone before. The Venera mission to explore Earth's nearest orbital ...

It's been floating above our planet for more than 50 years. But a satellite operated by the Soviets is finally set to crash back down to Earth next week – potentially on an inhabited area. Kosmos 482, ...