Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus.

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

Kosmos 482 was part of the Soviet Union's storied Venera program of Venus exploration. The probe launched toward the second ...

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

Debris from the 50 year-old probe Cosmos 482 crash-landed into the Indian Ocean over the weekend.

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

This story was updated to reflect the most current prediction. In 1972, the Soviet Union launched the Kosmos 482 lander, a ...

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 ...

A probe launched from the Soviet Union more than five decades ago has plummeted back to Earth, splashing down in the Indian ...

The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft was trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it has likely fallen back home, according to the ...

Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions ...

Cosmos 482, launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1972 with a destination of Venus, malfunctioned and has been in ...