An out-of-control Russian spacecraft has probably plummeted to Earth, after 53 years stuck in orbit, experts say. In recent ...

Debris from the 50 year-old probe Cosmos 482 crash-landed into the Indian Ocean over the weekend.

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

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft is likely to have re-entered the Earth's atmosphere after being stuck in orbit for more than ...

A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it ...

Ruim vijftig jaar na de lancering keert een Sovjet-ruimtetuig de komende dagen terug naar de aarde. Waar en wanneer het ...

Launched in 1972, the failed Venus probe has been stuck in Earth orbit ever since. Now it's hurtling back down to Earth.

Kosmos 482 was launched in March 1972 as part of the Soviet Venera program to explore Venus from the surface. A launch mishap ...

A Soviet spacecraft originally launched toward Venus in 1972 has astonishingly returned to Earth after spending over half a ...

After 50 years, the Soviet Union's Kosmos 482 Descent Craft, intended for Venus, made an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's ...

While space debris trackers around the world converged in their forecasts, it was still too soon to know exactly when and ...