Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions ...

The spacecraft, stuck in orbit since 1972 after an unsuccessful mission to Venus, plunged into the Indian Ocean.

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

A Soviet-era spacecraft has plunged to Earth, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The half-ton ...

A remnant of the Soviet Venus program, Kosmos 482 has stayed aloft in in Earth's orbit for 53 years. But it may make a return ...

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

The Kosmos 482 capsule was built tough for Venus. Its fall to Earth will make a huge fireball and may pose a small risk of ...

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft may return to Earth this week, more than 50 years after it embarked on a botched mission to ...

Cosmos 482, part of a Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus in the 1970s, is expected to crash back on Earth ...

A half-ton spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend.

A failed Soviet spacecraft that was mistakenly trapped in Earth orbit more than 50 years ago is expected to finally crash ...

The remains of a decades-old Soviet era spacecraft, Kosmos-482, have returned to Earth. It was supposed to go to Venus in ...