A replica of a Soviet spacecraft, from the era of the Kosmos 482. The marooned Kosmos 482 is expected to fall back down to ...

A half-ton Soviet spacecraft that never made it to Venus 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend.

A Soviet space probe launched in the 1970s on a failed mission to Venus is expected to land back on Earth as early as this ...

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos-482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. But it never made it out of Earth's orbit because of a rocket malfunction.

A Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, launched in 1972, is predicted to re-enter Earth's atmosphere soon. Originally intended for ...

The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft has been trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it’s expected to fall back home.

By Shannon Ogden Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KMGH) — A piece of space history is expected to hurtle toward Earth in the next 24 hours, and researchers in Colorado are keeping an eye ...

Yahoo News spoke with an astronomer about approximately where and when a half-ton Soviet-era spacecraft stuck in Earth's ...

After more than 50 years in Earth's orbit, the Russian satellite Kosmos 482 is set to make its dramatic return to Earth Friday night.

Cosmos 482 was launched to space by the Soviet Union in 1972 and was supposed to reach Venus. It has been stuck in Earth's ...

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth overnight tonight after more than 50 years in the wrong orbit.