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

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

A Soviet-era spacecraft called Kosmos 482 has crashed on earth after 53 years "stuck in orbit," according to The Associated ...

A spacecraft built like a tank that was supposed to study Venus has likely crashed back to Earth Saturday morning, decades ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed to make a soft landing on Venus — but instead remained trapped in Earth orbit for ...

The remaining part of a Soviet-era spacecraft returned to Earth on Saturday 53 years since its failed mission to Venus. It is ...

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

After over five decades in Earth's orbit, the Soviet Venus lander, Kosmos 482, reentered the atmosphere on May 10, 2025, ...

Russia's space agency says the Kosmos 482 lander has made an uncontrolled re-entry to Earth's atmosphere over the Indian ...

The Soviet Union launched a number of missions to explore Venus – this probe was from an earlier flight [Getty Images] ...