A Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, launched in 1972, is predicted to re-enter Earth's atmosphere soon. Originally intended for ...

On or around May 10, 2025, a forgotten piece of the Cold War will make its fiery return to Earth. It’s not a missile, not a ...

Cosmos 482 was launched to space by the Soviet Union in 1972 and was supposed to reach Venus. It has been stuck in Earth's ...

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 ...

A Russian spacecraft called Kosmos 482 will fall out of orbit and crash back down to Earth sometime between Friday afternoon ...

A half-ton Soviet spacecraft that never made it to Venus 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend.

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

The final day of the 53-year, errant flight of the Soviet Union’s failed Venus space probe is now upon us. It's expected to ...

A half-ton spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend.

A remnant of the Soviet Venus program, Kosmos 482 has stayed aloft in in Earth's orbit for 53 years. But it may make a return ...

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

At the same time, Roscosmos’ discussions with NASA have been constructive, according to Dmitry Bakanov’s assessment ...