Cosmos (or Kosmos) 482's orbit has slowly brought it closer to our planet since 1972, and now it's on the cusp of plummeting ...

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

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 ...

Nearly 46 years after the Skylab space station caused a sonic boom as it blazed a kaleidoscopic trail across the WA sky, ...

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.

Kosmos-482, which was headed to Venus, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere by the end of this weekend. Experts don’t yet know where it may come down. By Nadia Drake A robotic Soviet ...

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

A defunct Soviet Kosmos 482 Venus lander from 1972 is predicted to crash into Earth's atmosphere around May 10, 2025. Learn why this tough capsule might survive reentry.

If Kosmos 482 does manage to do some damage ... Zealand after the probe’s booster failed to send it on its way to Venus, damaging crops and starting some fires. The Soviets, ever secretive ...

A Soviet interplanetary spacecraft known as Kosmos 482, which weighs nearly 500 kilograms and was supposed to land on Venus in the 1970s, is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.

After more than five decades silently orbiting our planet, a relic of the Cold War space race is making a dramatic and fiery ...

Kosmos 482, a 500-kilogram Venus lander launched by the USSR on March 31, 1972, was designed to reach the surface of Venus but never made it past Earth’s orbit due to a rocket malfunction ...