A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed to land on the surface of Venus crashed down to earth on Saturday, decades after it ...

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

The Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos 482 has reentered Earth after 53 years in orbit, plunging into the Indian Ocean early Saturday morning.

Cosmos 482, launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1972 with a destination of Venus, malfunctioned and has been in ...

Kosmos 482, a spacecraft designed to land on Venus and marooned in Earth orbit since being launched by the U.S.S.R. in 1972, ...

Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions for exploring the solar system.

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth overnight tonight after more than 50 years in the wrong orbit.

A half-ton Soviet-era spacecraft launched in 1972 is expected crash into Earth after orbiting the planet for 53 years.

By Friday, all indications pointed to a reentry early Saturday morning, U.S. Eastern Time, give or take several hours.