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

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 back to its home world.

The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft was trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it has likely fallen back home, according to the ...

The probe launched in 1972 as a part of the Soviet Union's Venera program. The mission was bound for Venus, but problem's with the probe's launch vehicle stranded Kosmos 482 in an elliptical orbit ...

A Soviet space probe that has been trying to get to Venus for the past 53 years is ... episode in Canadian-Soviet relations and space history. Kosmos 482 is not radioactive, but it was designed ...

The Soviets launched Kosmos 482 in 1972, intending to send it to Venus to join other spacecraft in their Venera program. But ...

A Cold War-era spacecraft that failed to make it to Venus is due to crash back to Earth soon and it could hit Arizona.

Prior to this, he studied History and English ... Originally launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 as part of an ill-fated mission to Venus, the spacecraft has remained aloft in a deteriorating ...

A Soviet spacecraft from the Cold War era is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere after 53 years in orbit. The spacecraft, ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed ... attention because of Cosmos 482’s unique history. “This object was designed to survive reentering Venus, so there’s fair odds that it’ll ...