It's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter around 2:26 am ET on ...

The Kosmos 482 spacecraft, a Soviet mission launched in 1972 for an unsuccessful trip to Venus, reentered Earth’s atmosphere ...

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

An out-of-control Russian spacecraft has probably plummeted to Earth, after 53 years stuck in orbit, experts say. In recent ...

The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred ...

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine ...

Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft launched in 1972, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere Saturday after over 50 years in orbit. Russia claimed it landed in the Indian Ocean, but the European Space Agency ...

Cosmos 482, launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1972 with a destination of Venus, malfunctioned and has been in ...

But later, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed that May 10 was the most likely date for its descent. Kosmos 482’s last orbit and its stranded mission to Venus Before it finally ...

Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the failed spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for ...

And according to the European Space Agency's Space Debris Office, Kosmos 482 was last spotted over Germany before disappearing from radar, leading the office to conclude that reentry probably ...