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

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 ...

Just a few weeks after its 53rd launch anniversary, Cosmos 482 is expected to descend back to Earth's atmosphere between ...

Experts say the Venus-bound probe's durable design could allow it to survive reentry, posing a small risk to populated areas.

It's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter around 2:26 am ET on ...

A spacecraft that's been hanging around in orbit after a botched launch more than half a century ago has finally crashed back ...

“The risk of any satellite reentry causing injury is extremely remote,” ESA officials wrote in a blog post about Kosmos-482. ...

Kosmos 482 may crash back to Earth after 53 years in orbit, with reentry expected around May 10, 2025. Risk to public remains low.

Cosmos (or Kosmos) 482's orbit has slowly brought it closer to our planet since 1972, and now it's on the cusp of plummeting back to its home world.

After over five decades in Earth's orbit, the Soviet Venus lander, Kosmos 482, reentered the atmosphere on May 10, 2025, ...

“There is a risk, but it is small—in the same ballpark as that of a meteorite fall.” In short, no one really knows. As of this writing, Langbroek forecasts that Kosmos-482’s reentry will ...

The Kosmos 482 spacecraft made a reentry into Earth's atmosphere, splashing down in the Indian Ocean approximately 560 ...