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

The Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth on May 10, but exactly when and where remains unknown.

Kosmos 482 was part of the Soviet Union's storied Venera program of Venus exploration. The probe launched toward the second ...

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

Recent sighting of spacecraft and debris burning through the atmosphere during their plummet back to Earth offer some clues ...

A Soviet space probe launched in the 1970s on a failed mission to Venus is expected to land back on Earth as early as this ...

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

The time part or all of the dead probe is expected to impact Earth continues to narrow in on Friday overnight into Saturday ...

Kosmos 482, a Venus probe launched by the Soviet Union in 1972, is expected to fall to Earth this weekend. Stay up to date on ...

A derelict Soviet-era spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 is set to hurtle back toward Earth after more than five decades in orbit ...

Launched in 1972, the failed Venus probe has been stuck in Earth orbit ever since. Now it's hurtling back down to Earth.