A Soviet-era spacecraft launched in the 1970s, originally intended to land on Venus, is now expected to crash back to Earth.

Though most projections estimate that the object will reenter the atmosphere around May 10, unknowns about its exact shape ...

The Cosmos 482 lander (also known as Kosmos 482) has been in a decaying orbit since the Soviet Union launched the spacecraft in a failed 1972 ...

Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 is making an uncontrolled descent toward Earth this week, with the UK possibly in its path, ...

A Soviet spacecraft from the Cold War era is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere after 53 years in orbit. The spacecraft, which will likely ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft is set to reenter Earth’s atmosphere more than 50 years after a failed mission to Venus. Cosmos 482, ...

Not for too much longer, though: According to LiveScience, a telescope analysis by Dutch space researcher and satellite ...

A Soviet spacecraft is set to return from Earth's orbit after a failed mission to Venus over 50 years ago. See when it could ...

A Soviet spacecraft is expected to come hurtling back to Earth after being stuck in orbit for more than 50 years. The Kosmos ...

Astronomers believe the Soviet-era spacecraft is ready to perform its "final death plunge," which will most likely occur this ...

Kosmos 482 launched for Venus in 1972 but never left Earth orbit. The spacecraft has now lost enough energy that it can’t fight gravity anymore.

A Soviet spacecraft launched a half-century ago called Kosmos 482 has been orbiting the Earth for decades and is at last ...