A Soviet-era space probe, Kosmos 482, launched in 1972, is set for an uncontrolled return to Earth around May 10, 2025.

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

Fifty years ago, the former Soviet Union launched a probe to Venus. However, the rocket engines shut off too early, and the ...

Kosmos 482, a Soviet spacecraft from 1972, is returning to Earth. The mission to Venus failed, trapping the spacecraft in ...

Scientists have created an estimate which suggests several countries are at risk as Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 continues to ...

The Kosmos 482 probe was part of the Venera program, a series of Soviet missions aimed at exploring Venus's harsh environment. Launched in 1972, it was designed to collect data from the planet's ...

Since 1972, a Soviet spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 has been silently orbiting Earth, a relic of the early days of space exploration. Now, after nearly five decades in space, this rogue probe is set ...

Experts don't know where this 1,000-pound Soviet spacecraft will land as it reenters Earth's atmosphere this week.

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 crash to Earth.

Could Minnesota be the landing spot for a Soviet-era space probe? As Kosmos 482 prepares for a fiery reentry, experts weigh ...

The probe was supposed to travel to Venus but got stuck in Earth's orbit, where it has been decaying for more than half a century.

The Soviet Union launched Kosmos 482 on March 31, 1972. At the time, the spacecraft was part of the Venera program, which ...