So far, there have been no reports of any damage or injuries. Kosmos 482 was part of the Soviet Union’s Venera program, which ...

Much of the spacecraft came tumbling back to Earth within a decade of the failed launch. No longer able to resist gravity’s tug as its orbit dwindled, the spherical lander – an estimated 3ft across – ...

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

Kosmos 482, a Soviet probe launched in 1972, recently crashed into the Pacific Ocean. The mission to Venus failed due to a ...

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