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

After over five decades in Earth's orbit, the Soviet Venus lander, Kosmos 482, reentered the atmosphere on May 10, 2025, ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft called Kosmos 482 has crashed on earth after 53 years "stuck in orbit," according to The Associated ...

A potentially destructive Soviet Venus lander that was lost in space for over half a century has reentered the Earth's ...

The Soviet craft has been floating around in space after it was launched in 1972. Now it is expected to make an "uncontrolled ...

The Kosmos-482 automated interplanetary station, launched in 1972 to study Venus, has returned to Earth, crashing into the ...

The probe’s return to Earth had been closely monitored by multiple space agencies, including the European Space Agency (ESA) ...

An out-of-control spacecraft intended to reach Venus has instead crashed back down to Earth, and it might even have happened ...

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

In the decades since its launch, the spacecraft circled Earth aimlessly as it was slowly dragged back toward home.