Odds considered good that the 1,091-pound lander probe, which consists equipment encapsulated in a spherical pressure vessel, ...

It's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter around 1:54 a.m. ET ...

Some recent spaceflight spectacles offer hints about what you might see if Kosmos 482 happens to fall through the sky above ...

Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft shrouded in Cold War secrecy, will reenter the Earth's atmosphere in the next few days ...

Launched in 1972, the failed Venus probe has been stuck in Earth orbit ever since. Now it's hurtling back down to Earth.

NASA scientists say a 1972 probe launched by the Soviet Union may meet a fiery end crashing back into Earth in the coming ...

Part of a spacecraft that has been stuck in orbit for 53 years is due to reenter Earth’s atmosphere around May 10 and could ...

A spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 is due to come crashing back into Earth's atmosphere around May 10 and ...

The Kosmos 482 capsule was built tough for Venus. Its fall to Earth will make a huge fireball and may pose a small risk of ...

The Soviet-era Kosmos 482, a Venus-bound spacecraft launched in 1972, is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere between May 9 and ...

After a failed soviet union mission to venus 53 years ago the spacecraft has been left in orbit around earth since the early ...

It wouldn't be the first time, either. Back in 1978, a Soviet satellite spread radioactive debris across Canada's Far North ...