The Venus probe, which never made it to its intended destination, has been in Earth’s orbit for more than 50 years. Now it’s ...

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 ...

Experts note that, while such re-entries are rare, they show the need for continued vigilance in tracking objects in Earth's orbit. Kosmos 482 was part of the Soviet Union's Venera program between ...

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

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 will conclude its roughly 50-year ... a Colorado-based space technology company that's also been tracking the craft, predicts an even narrower reentry ...

The object — part of the Kosmos-482 spacecraft that launched 53 years ago — crashed to Earth at around 9:24 a.m. Moscow time (2:24 a.m. ET) on Saturday, according to the Russian space agency ...

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 'ground track' map showing the latest predictions on where the Kosmos 482 Venus probe could fall to Earth on May 9 or May 10. | Credit: ESA/ESOC Space Debris Office Update for 3 p.m. ET on May 9 ...

Kosmos 482 crashed into Earth on May 10, confirmed Roscosmos. The spacecraft reentered at 2:24 am ET, falling into the Indian Ocean. Launched in 1972, it malfunctioned and remained in orbit for 53 ...

The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed its uncontrolled ... Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound ...