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

Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 reentered Earth's atomosphere Saturday morning after 53 years in orbit during a failed attempt ...

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth overnight tonight after more than 50 years in the wrong orbit.

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

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

Kosmos 482 launched for Venus in 1972 but never left Earth orbit. The spacecraft finally lost enough energy that it couldn't fight gravity anymore.

A Soviet-era spacecraft called Kosmos 482 has crashed on Earth after 53 years "stuck in orbit," according to The Associated ...

Kosmos 482, a spacecraft designed to land on Venus and marooned in Earth orbit since being launched by the U.S.S.R. in 1972, ...

Kosmos-482, a failed mission to Venus from the former Soviet Union that stalled in Earth orbit in the 1970s, is about to fall ...

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos-482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. But it never made it ...

A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that became trapped in Earth’s orbit by mistake more than 50 years ago is expected to make a crash landing back on Earth early Saturday.