Kosmos 482 was meant to explore Venus, but became an accidental satellite. Everything to know about the Soviet Venus probe and where it could fall.

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days.

A 500kg Soviet-era spacecraft that has been stuck in Earth's orbit for 53 years is expected to finally crash back to our home ...

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.

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 ...

Where will the failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 land when it crashes back to Earth in the coming week? Most major cities ...

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 crash to Earth.

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 ...