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, ...

A spacecraft that's been hanging around in orbit after a botched launch more than half a century ago has finally crashed back ...

A Soviet space probe, stranded in Earth’s orbit for 53 years, is set to re-enter the atmosphere this week. And it may not ...

The spacecraft, called Kosmos 482, was launched in 1972 and once bound for Venus, but a malfunction meant it never left our planet's orbit. Following its failed launch, it broke into several ...

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

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 Cold War-era spacecraft has come crashing down to Earth after being stuck in orbit for more than five decades. An unconfirmed report from the Russian space agency claimed that the Kosmos 482 ...

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 that it ...

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 ...