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

It’s not every day that a space relic comes home. But this week, a forgotten Soviet spacecraft finally ended its long wait.

A potentially destructive Soviet Venus lander that was lost in space for over half a century has reentered the Earth's ...

A failed Soviet spacecraft has crashed back down to Earth during an 'uncontrolled re-entry' after being stuck in space for 53 ...

Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos 482 re-enters Earth's atmosphere after 53 years in orbit without causing injuries or damage, ...

Humanity lives to fight another day after the failed Soviet lander re-entered our atmosphere at 2:24AM ET on Saturday before ...

That out-of-control spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 has 'probably crashed' by now, and experts think they know where it could ...

A spacecraft that got stuck in Earth orbit after a failed attempt to travel to Venus more than 50 years ago has finally returned to Earth.

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. Its ...

Kosmos 482 was launched in March 1972 as part of the Soviet Venera program to explore Venus from the surface. A launch mishap ...