The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has finally returned to Earth after 53 years in orbit. It disappeared into the Indian ...

Kosmos 482 was launched by the then-Soviet Union in 1972 as part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never ...

The spacecraft, stuck in orbit since 1972 after an unsuccessful mission to Venus, plunged into the Indian Ocean.

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

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth overnight tonight after more than 50 years in the wrong orbit.

A replica of a Soviet spacecraft, from the era of the Kosmos 482. The marooned Kosmos 482 is expected to fall back down to ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft launched in the 1970s is expected to make its return to Earth sometime this weekend. The unmanned ...

Cosmos 482 was launched to space by the Soviet Union in 1972 and was supposed to reach Venus. It has been stuck in Earth's ...

The 53-year-old Cold War-era Soviet spaceship, initially bound for Venus, fell into the sea after entering Earth.

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.