Part of a spacecraft that has been stuck in orbit for 53 years is due to reenter Earth’s atmosphere around May 10 and could ...

The soon-to-reenter Soviet Cosmos 482 Venus probe is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery ...

A defunct Soviet -era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is poised for an uncontrolled descent back to Earth.

The landing module of a Soviet-era spacecraft bound for Venus is expected to fall back to Earth at some point in the coming ...

A space probe called Kosmos 482 sent to explore Venus by the U.S.S.R. in 1972 but marooned in Earth orbit ever since is about ...

The Space Age past may come knocking on the world's door next week as the defunct Soviet Union's Kosmos 482 Venus lander from ...

Designed to endure the extreme pressures and heat of Venus’ atmosphere, Cosmos 482 is likely to survive its descent through ...

In late March 1972, the Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 was launched. But that attempted Venus probe ran amuck during its ...

The lander section of the Kosmos 482 probe was launched in 1972 and designed to survive on Venus. Now it's due a fiery ...

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. View on euronews ...

Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era probe, is reentering Earth this month. Launched in 1972 for a Venus mission, it failed to escape ...

A defunct Soviet probe designed to land on Venus will have an uncontrolled reentry this month and pieces of it may make it to ...