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 May 10 +/- 4.35 hours.

Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 reentered Earth's atomosphere Saturday morning after 53 years in orbit during a failed attempt ...

The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred at 2:24 a.m. ET (0624 GMT or 9:24 a.m. Moscow time) over the Indian Ocean ...

The spacecraft failed to reach Venus and has been lost in space for more than 50 years, but could crash back to Earth on 10 May.

The Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviet Union could attempt to touch down on Venus. Because of a propulsion problem, it never escaped ...

A SOVIET-era spacecraft has crashed down to Earth more than half a century after its failed launch to Venus. The space vessel hurtled back down in an "uncontrolled reentry", the European Union ...

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

A Soviet-era spacecraft has plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than half a century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed Kosmos 482’s ...

“Because the probe was designed to withstand entry into the Venus atmosphere, it is possible the probe will survive reentry at Earth and reach the surface.” The spacecraft was part of the ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft has smashed into Earth, more than half a century after it was launched to go to Venus - but scientists don't know where it is. The European Union Space Surveillance and ...

You can check out at any time. More info A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than half a century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and ...

Kosmos 482, a spacecraft designed to land on Venus and marooned in Earth orbit since being launched by the U.S.S.R. in 1972, ...