Cosmos 482, launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1972 with a destination of Venus, malfunctioned and has been in ...

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has finally returned to Earth after 53 years in orbit. It disappeared into the Indian ...

The probe's return to Earth had been closely monitored by multiple space agencies, including the European Space Agency (ESA) ...

It’s not every day that a space relic comes home. But this week, a forgotten Soviet spacecraft finally ended its long wait.

After more than half a century orbiting Earth, the Soviet-era space probe Cosmos 482 has brought its long and ultimately ...