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

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

The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft was trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it has likely fallen back home, according to the ...

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

Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions ...

Kosmos 482, was launched by the USSR in 1972 and once bound for Venus, but a badly configured timer onboard the probe meant ...

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

The craft was last detected over Germany and is believed to have completed an uncontrolled re-entry after a botched mission ...

A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it ...

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

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