In an astonishing twist, theKosmos 482, a Russian spacecraft launched in 1972, is thought to have finally fallen to Earth ...

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

A failed Soviet satellite, dubbed Kosmos 482, is due to hurtle back into Earth after 52 years in space - with London touted as a possible destination. The UK capital is just one of the 26 cities ...

Scientists had estimated the Kosmos-482, a Venus lander stranded in Earth orbit since 1972, was expected to make an uncontrolled reentry between 8-13 May. However, ESA’s Space Debris Office ...

Kosmos-482 was launched on a voyage to Venus in March 1972 as part of the Soviet multimission Venera program. Thanks to a rocket malfunction, however, it never escaped Earth orbit. Most of its ...

A failed Soviet satellite, dubbed Kosmos 482, is due to hurtle back into Earth after 52 years in space - with London touted as a possible destination. The UK capital is just one of the 26 cities ...

They've been tracking the progress of Kosmos 482 — a 500-kilogram failed probe that was launched 53 years ago. Photo shows A grainy photo of a white large bead-shaped hunk of metal with 'CCCP ...

Some recent spaceflight spectacles offer hints about what you might see if Kosmos 482 happens to fall through the sky above you. A failed space probe from the former Soviet Union is expected to ...

The Soviet Union’s “Kosmos 482” probe launched in 1972, bound for Venus, but suffered a rocket malfunction and ended up trapped in orbit around Earth. Its orbit has been gradually degrading ...