While the USSR’s Venera 8 successfully reached its destination, a malfunctioning Soyuz rocket ensured its sibling Kosmos 482 craft never made it past Earth’s orbit. The long-dead probe’s ...

It's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter around 2:26 am ET on ...

After 53 years stuck in space, a Soviet spacecraft designed to land on Venus has finally crash-landed back on ... Doomed Soviet satellite from 1972 will tumble uncontrollably to Earth next week ...

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

Cosmos 482, the Soviet probe that was supposed to land on Venus but ended up stuck in Earth's orbit for decades, appears to have crashed back to Earth ... Other satellite tracking stations have ...

A Soviet spacecraft that's been stuck in low Earth orbit ever since it launched in 1972 has finally crashed back down to our planet. Kosmos 482 rocketed into space more than 50 years ago on a ...

On or around May 10, 2025, a forgotten piece of the Cold War will make its fiery return to Earth. It’s not a missile, not a ...

Soviet-Era Spacecraft Is Expected to Plummet to Earth This Weekend After 53 Years CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A half-ton ...

Atmospheric drag has been pulling the dead ... Earth's surface, however, so we can say one thing: It's likely Kosmos 482 will splash down at sea. — A failed Soviet Venus lander will fall back ...

A defunct Soviet satellite is slated to hurtle back to Earth next ... machine was left stranded in Earth’s orbit — literally spiraling out of control. The dead spacecraft — which is around ...