A Soviet space probe, stranded in Earth’s orbit for 53 years, is set to re-enter the atmosphere this week. And it may not ...

Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos 482 re-enters Earth's atmosphere after 53 years in orbit without causing injuries or damage, ...

The Kosmos 482 spacecraft, a Soviet spacecraft that was launched in 1972 on an unsuccessful trip to Venus, fell back into ...

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

"#EUSST is monitoring the re-entry of object Kosmos-482 Descent Craft (1972-023E #6073), the lander capsule of a spacecraft from 1972 intended to land in Venus. EU SST contributing sensors are ...

A Soviet satellite once bound for Venus has crashed landed back on Earth after more than half a century in space. The Kosmos ...

Russia's space agency says the Kosmos 482 lander has made an uncontrolled re-entry to Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. The half-tonne Soviet vehicle malfunctioned after its launch in 1972 ...

In recent weeks, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 has been making an uncontrolled approach towards ... “While we can anticipate that most of this object will not burn up in the atmosphere during ...

Within the period of the next 53 years, the spacecraft's orbit decayed slowly as atmospheric drag slowly pulled it towards Earth, leading to its re-entry today. Kosmos 482's reentry highlights the ...

The Kosmos-482 failure occurred during the middle of that timeline. And the re-entry on Saturday was not Earth’s first encounter with the intended Venus lander. Around 1 a.m. local time on April ...

All indications pointed to a re-entry early on the morning of Saturday, May 10, but despite space debris trackers documenting the spacecraft's progress, it was impossible to know exactly when and ...