A failed Soviet Venus lander's long space odyssey has come to an end.The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft has plunged to Earth, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The half-ton ...

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

The spacecraft, stuck in orbit since 1972 after an unsuccessful mission to Venus, plunged into the Indian Ocean.

Kosmos 482, a Venus probe launched by the Soviet Union in 1972, is expected to fall to Earth this weekend. Stay up to date on ...

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

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

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 ...

Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft, could crash on Saturday after being trapped in Earth's orbit for more than 50 years.

Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft, reentered Earth's atmosphere uncontrollably, decades after a failed 1972 launch to Venus ...

The Soviet-era Kosmos 482, a Venus-bound spacecraft launched in 1972, is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere between May 9 and ...

Kosmos 482 itself is part of the Soviet Union's Venus exploration program known as Venera. This spacecraft weighs about 1.2 ...