Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 will conclude its roughly 50-year jaunt through Earth's orbit this weekend, with experts ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft called Kosmos 482 has crashed on Earth after 53 years “stuck in orbit,” according to The Associated Press. According to the AP, both the Russian Space Agency and the European ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A Soviet spacecraft reentered Earth's atmosphere on Saturday, more than ...

The remains of a spacecraft launched by the USSR in 1972 on a doomed mission to land on Venus could strike Earth on Friday, May 9, or Saturday, May 10, in a rare uncontrolled reentry. Marooned in ...

A defunct Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, is expected to fall back to Earth between May 8-12, 2025. Launched in 1972, the Venus-bound craft malfunctioned and has been orbiting Earth for 53 years. The ...

A small, unmanned Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to fall back to Earth sometime Friday night or Saturday morning. When it launched in March 1972, the spacecraft Kosmos 482 was slated for a 41 ...

This Soviet stamp commemorates the Venera 8 mission to Venus. The USSR went all-out with its commemorative spaceflight memorabilia: postage stamps, lapel pens, and even fountain pens shaped like ...

Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft shrouded in Cold War secrecy, will reenter the Earth’s atmosphere in the next few days after misfiring on a journey to Venus more than 50 years ago. On average, a ...

Kosmos 482, launched in 1972 as part of the now-defunct Soviet Union’s ambitious space exploration program, is a spacecraft that has stirred considerable interest due to its imminent reentry into ...

Parachute or not, chances are good that the 495-kilogram spacecraft, built to not only land on Venus but to survive the heat, pressure, and corrosive effects of the hellish planet’s atmosphere, will ...

A Soviet spacecraft launched in 1972 on a failed mission to Venus is believed to have crashed back to Earth early on Saturday morning. The European Space Agency, which was monitoring the craft’s ...