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

A half-ton spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend ...

The time part or all of the dead probe is expected to impact Earth continues to narrow in on Friday overnight into Saturday ...

Here's what to know about Cosmos 482 and its return to Earth. When will Cosmos 482 return to Earth? Various space entities ...

A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that became trapped in Earth’s orbit by mistake more than 50 years ago is expected to make a ...

Kosmos-482, a failed mission to Venus from the former Soviet Union that stalled in Earth orbit in the 1970s, is about to fall ...

Time was, the Soviet Union fairly owned Venus. From 1961 to 1983, the U.S.’s old space race rival launched 16 probes, Venera ...

A Soviet space probe launched in the 1970s on a failed mission to Venus is expected to land back on Earth as early as this ...

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

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

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

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