After over five decades in Earth's orbit, the Soviet Venus lander, Kosmos 482, reentered the atmosphere on May 10, 2025, ...

Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos 482 re-enters Earth's atmosphere after 53 years in orbit without causing injuries or damage, ...

Kosmos 482 was launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Soviet Union’s Venera program, which aimed to explore Venus. The ...

The object — part of the Kosmos-482 spacecraft that launched 53 years ... While some folks may have had concerns about the great lump of metal landing on their head, the European Space Agency ...

In recent weeks, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 has been making an uncontrolled approach towards Earth. Experts have been tracking it since – though they noted that it was very unlikely ...

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. A cutaway diagram of the Venera 8 ...

Kosmos-482, which was headed to Venus, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere by the end of this weekend. Experts don’t yet know where it may come down. By Nadia Drake A robotic Soviet ...

A similar fate is expected to await the Soviet Kosmos 482 probe, which could fall to Earth tonight. | Credit: Getty Images The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 will conclude its roughly 50-year ...

The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed Kosmos 482 landed back on Earth based on analysis. The European Space Agency confirmed the spacecraft had plunged back into Earth’s ...

The Kosmos 482 probe, a relic from the first Space Race ... we project a risk of 0.4 in 10,000 — which falls well within the current safety threshold." The spaceship's dramatic return highlights ...