A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.

Part of a spacecraft that has been stuck in orbit for 53 years is due to reenter Earth’s atmosphere around May 10 and could ...

The Soviet Union launched Kosmos 482 on March 31, 1972. At the time, the spacecraft was part of the Venera program, which ...

But that country's attempted Venus probe ran amuck during its rocket-assisted toss to the cloud-veiled world. Payload leftovers were marooned in Earth orbit, specifically the spacecraft's lander ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth, possibly within the first two weeks of May. It's too early to know where the half ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth, possibly within the first two weeks of May. It's too early to know where the half ...

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. View on euronews ...

Venus (magnitude-4.41 ... the brighter that night sky object will appear against the inky blackness of space. Neptune will shine at a magnitude of +7.94, which is fainter than the human eye ...

The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus spacecraft is set to make a somewhat delayed reappearance as it slams into the Earth in the next few weeks. As well as this, the series of probes ...