A technical mishap in the upper stage of the launch vehicle meant the probe, also known as Venera 4, never left Earth's orbit ...

The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred ...

Cosmos-482, a failed probe to Venus launched in 1972. Russia’s space agency figures it came down Saturday over the Indian ...

Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus.

A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed to land on the surface of Venus crashed down to earth on Saturday, decades after it ...

The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft has been trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it’s expected to fall back home.

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

A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that became trapped in Earth’s orbit by mistake more than 50 years ago is expected to make a ...

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has finally returned to Earth after 53 years in orbit. It disappeared into the Indian ...

A Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, fell into the Indian Ocean on Saturday morning, 53 years after it failed to reach Venus, ...

A Soviet spacecraft launched in 1972 for Venus re-entered Earth's atmosphere uncontrollably today and there is uncertainty ...

Whether the parachute or instrument shell would survive Earth reentry is highly doubtful-but the titanium casing could ...