A Soviet Venera-4 model, similar to the lost Kosmos 482 landing capsule, is on display at a museum. Before a Soviet-era spacecraft intended for Venus crashed back to Earth over the weekend, German ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed to make a soft landing on Venus — but instead remained trapped in Earth orbit for decades — is slated to fall from the sky Friday night or early Saturday, ...

A piece of Soviet hardware built to survive the burning, crushing environment of Venus crashed down to Earth sometime early Saturday morning, and, so far, no one has any idea where. On March 27 and ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. Its uncontrolled entry was confirmed by both the Russian Space Agency and European ...

The former Soviet Union's Cosmos 482, a failed Venus mission from March 31, 1972, reentered Earth's atmosphere after decades in orbit. Its lander component made an uncontrolled descent, impacting the ...

(CNN) — A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed to make a soft landing on Venus — but instead remained trapped in Earth orbit for decades — likely fell from the sky early Saturday morning, according ...

A long-lost Soviet spacecraft has at last made its blazing re-entry into the Earth after 50 years. The heavy lander, after its aborted attempt to explore Venus, got trapped in low orbit for decades.

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus.Related video above: Venus is the brightest planet in our solar systemIts uncontrolled ...

NASA warns Venus is becoming more dangerous for spacecraft. Rapid atmospheric changes and solar activity threaten future ...