In 1972, the Soviet Union’s Venera 8 spacecraft became the second ever to land on Venus. It operated for 50 minutes in the planet’s harsh environment before succumbing to the intense heat. But this ...

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 was launched in March 1972 as part of the Soviet Venera program to explore Venus from the surface. A launch mishap ...

The Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth on May 10, but exactly when and where remains unknown.

A former Soviet spacecraft is predicted to crash back to Earth this week ... while travelling thousands of miles per hour. Cosmos 482, being a Soviet reentry capsule, is expected to be equipped ...

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

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

Kosmos 482 is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere and possibly crash somewhere on the surface ... be struck by lightning than to be injured by Cosmos 482," according to The Aerospace Corporation.