Debris from the 50 year-old probe Cosmos 482 crash-landed into the Indian Ocean over the weekend.

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine ...

The Russians indicated it came down over the Indian Ocean, but some experts were not so sure of the precise location.

Russia's space agency says a Soviet spacecraft fell back to Earth Saturday morning over the Indian Ocean. It was originally headed to Venus, but instead spent more than 50 years orbiting Earth.

Kosmos 482 was launched in March 1972 as part of the Soviet Venera program to explore Venus from the surface. A launch mishap ...

A potentially destructive Soviet Venus lander that was lost in space for over half a century has reentered the Earth's ...

A spacecraft launched more than 50 years ago has crashed into Earth. The defunct probe from the former Soviet Union, known as ...

In the decades since its launch, the spacecraft circled Earth aimlessly as it was slowly dragged back toward home.

The Cosmos 482 lander probe reentered Earth’s atmosphere May 10, just before 3 a.m. Toronto time, says NASA. Here’s where.

The Soviet-era Kosmos 482 spacecraft, originally launched in March 1972 as part of the Soviet Union's Venera program, has re-entered ...