A Soviet-era spacecraft called Kosmos 482 has crashed on Earth after 53 years "stuck in orbit," according to The Associated Press. According to the AP, both the Russian Space Agency and the European ...

After over five decades in Earth's orbit, the Soviet Venus lander, Kosmos 482, reentered the atmosphere on May 10, 2025, ...

A little over 240 years ago, birds were the only things that could fly above the ground untethered without eventually falling ...

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

A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed to make a soft landing on Venus — but instead remained trapped in Earth orbit for ...

A spacecraft built like a tank that was supposed to study Venus has likely crashed back to Earth Saturday morning, decades ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft has plunged to Earth more than half a century after its failed launch to Venus. Russia says it landed ...

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

The Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos 482 has reentered Earth after 53 years in orbit, plunging into the Indian Ocean early Saturday morning.

Cosmos 482, launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1972 with a destination of Venus, malfunctioned and has been in ...

Kosmos 482 launched for Venus in 1972 but never left Earth orbit. The spacecraft finally lost enough energy that it couldn't fight gravity anymore.