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

The spacecraft was launched as part of the Soviet Union’s ambitious Venera program towards the fag end of the Space Race in ...

A spacecraft that's been hanging around in orbit after a botched launch more than half a century ago has finally crashed back ...

The Kosmos 482 spacecraft, a Soviet spacecraft that was launched in 1972 on an unsuccessful trip to Venus, fell back into ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft launched in 1972, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere Saturday after over 50 years in orbit. Russia claimed it landed in the Indian Ocean, but the European Space Agency ...

Kosmos 482 was launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Soviet Union’s Venera program, which aimed to explore Venus. The ...