The Russians indicated it came down over the Indian Ocean, but some experts were not so sure of the precise location.

A Soviet spacecraft launched in 1972 is falling back to Earth after 53 years. It is expected to enter the Earth’s atmosphere ...

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

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days.

However, an apparent engine malfunction kept the spacecraft from landing properly and since, it has remained abandoned in ...

Cosmos (or Kosmos) 482's orbit has slowly brought it closer to our planet since 1972, and now it's on the cusp of plummeting back to its home world.

A Soviet space probe stuck in orbit since a failed 1972 launch is expected to crash to Earth this month. The spacecraft, dubbed Kosmos 482, is predicted to reenter Earth’s atmosphere sometime ...

Three flew past Venus and went into orbit around the Sun. Sixteen orbited or landed on Venus, where they experienced a climate often described as “hellish”. Ten got stuck in Earth orbit.

There are already thousands of satellites hurdling around the Earth in low orbit - many of them are in groups working together called constellations to provide high-speed internet and ...

Parts of a Soviet era spacecraft that have spent the last 50 years trapped in orbit are set to crash to Earth this week, according to NASA. The American space agency says that Kosmos 482 ...

Instead, a rocket malfunction left it stranded in Earth orbit. Kosmos-482 has been slowly spiraling back toward our world ever since. “It’s this artifact that was meant to go to Venus 50 years ...