A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it ...

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 ...

Kosmos 482, a Soviet spacecraft from 1972, is returning to Earth. The mission to Venus failed, trapping the spacecraft in ...

Fifty years ago, the former Soviet Union launched a probe to Venus. However, the rocket engines shut off too early, and the ...

Experts don't know where this 1,000-pound Soviet spacecraft will land as it reenters Earth's atmosphere this week.

The Soviet space program had a lot of hope riding on the Cosmos 482 mission when it launched in March 1972. The mission ...

Latest satellite tracking data reveals that its parachutes could already have been released after tumbling in low Earth orbit ...

The failed Venus probe launched by Soviet Union 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this week and satellite ...

Designed to endure the extreme pressures and heat of Venus’ atmosphere, Cosmos 482 is likely to survive its descent through ...

The spacecraft was designed to survive falling through Venus's atmosphere. 53 years after launch, it's coming back.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory director Laurie Leshin discussed various outer space endeavors in an earth and planetary ...

A space probe called Kosmos 482 sent to explore Venus by the U.S.S.R. in 1972 but marooned in Earth orbit ever since is about ...