Though most projections estimate that the object will reenter the atmosphere around May 10, unknowns about its exact shape ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.

Part of a spacecraft that has been stuck in orbit for 53 years is due to reenter Earth’s atmosphere around May 10 and could ...

The soon-to-reenter Soviet Cosmos 482 Venus probe is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days.

The Cosmos 482 lander (also known as Kosmos 482) has been in a decaying orbit since the Soviet Union launched the spacecraft in a failed 1972 ...

Some of these remained in low Earth orbit and broke down within 48 hours, while others went into a higher orbit but did not gain enough speed to reach Venus, NASA said. The object scientists are ...

Kosmos 482 was supposed to be one of these Venus landers, but it failed on liftoff and broke up as it went into orbit around the Earth instead of heading for Venus. For this reason, the spacecraft ...

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A 500kg Soviet-era spacecraft that has been stuck in Earth's orbit for 53 years is expected to finally crash back to our home ...