The Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviet Union could attempt to ...

A remnant of the Soviet Venus program, Kosmos 482 has stayed aloft in in Earth's orbit for 53 years. But it may make a return ...

Kosmos 482 may crash back to Earth after 53 years in orbit, with reentry expected around May 10, 2025. Risk to public remains low.

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine ...

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

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

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

The time part or all of the dead probe is expected to impact Earth continues to narrow in on Friday overnight into Saturday ...

Kosmos 482 was launched by the then-Soviet Union in 1972 as part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never ...

Official stance on reentry and crash probability The space agencies responsible for monitoring the reentry of Kosmos 482—such as the Russian space agency Roscosmos and global space tracking ...

Despite the risks, the US Space Force does not issue predictions on whether objects like Kosmos 482 will burn up or survive re-entry. “We track and monitor but don’t speculate on outcomes ...

The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI), located in Western North Carolina, has been tracking satellites like Kosmos 482. PARI is dedicated to educating people of all ages in science ...