After over five decades in Earth's orbit, the Soviet Venus lander, Kosmos 482, reentered the atmosphere ... concern of space junk and its potential safety and environmental risks.

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.

The object — part of the Kosmos-482 spacecraft that launched 53 years ... While some folks may have had concerns about the great lump of metal landing on their head, the European Space Agency ...

If Kosmos 482 does manage to do some damage, it won’t be the first time. Shortly after launch, pieces of titanium rained down on New Zealand after the probe’s booster failed to send it on its ...

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

A small, unmanned Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to fall back to Earth sometime Friday night or Saturday morning. When it launched in March 1972, the spacecraft Kosmos 482 was slated for a 41 ...

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos-482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. But it never made it out of Earth's orbit because of a rocket malfunction. Most of it came ...

A chapter of space exploration history has ended with the dramatic reentry of the Soviet Venus lander, Kosmos 482. It was over ... Besides the immediate threat to safety, there are also ...