In an astonishing twist, theKosmos 482, a Russian spacecraft launched in 1972, is thought to have finally fallen to Earth ...

The Kosmos 482 spacecraft, a Soviet mission launched in 1972 for an unsuccessful trip to Venus, reentered Earth’s atmosphere ...

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

The spacecraft, dubbed Kosmos 482, had orbited the Earth since it launched in March 1972. It followed the Soviet Venera 8 ...

The probe is projected to crash between between 52° North and 52° South - a big span of the Earth that just includes a ...

The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed Kosmos 482 landed back on Earth based on analysis.

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

It's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter around 2:26 am ET on ...

A spacecraft that's been hanging around in orbit after a botched launch more than half a century ago has finally crashed back ...

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine ...

A failed Soviet spacecraft is due to crash back down to Earth today during an 'uncontrolled reentry' after being stuck in ...