It was not immediately known how much, if any, of the half-ton spacecraft survived the fiery descent from orbit.

A Soviet-era spacecraft called Kosmos 482 has crashed on Earth after 53 years "stuck in orbit," according to The Associated Press. According to the AP, both the Russian Space Agency and the European ...

After over five decades in Earth's orbit, the Soviet Venus lander, Kosmos 482, reentered the atmosphere on May 10, 2025, ...

The probe’s return to Earth had been closely monitored by multiple space agencies, including the European Space Agency (ESA) ...

The Soviet craft has been floating around in space after it was launched in 1972. Now it is expected to make an "uncontrolled ...

A spacecraft that's been hanging around in orbit after a botched launch more than half a century ago has finally crashed back ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed to make a soft landing on Venus — but instead remained trapped in Earth orbit for ...

A car-sized piece of Soviet rocket has crashed back through the atmosphere, after 53 years in orbit. It is not immediately ...

A spacecraft built like a tank that was supposed to study Venus has likely crashed back to Earth Saturday morning, decades ...

Given that about 70% of Earth's surface is covered by water, experts say it is unlikely to have caused any damage.

The remaining part of a Soviet-era spacecraft returned to Earth on Saturday 53 years since its failed mission to Venus. It is ...

Russia's space agency says the Kosmos 482 lander has made an uncontrolled re-entry to Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.