If everything had gone to plan, an uncrewed Soviet-era spacecraft would have landed on Venus in 1972 to conduct a few hours of operations before dying for good. The probe known as Cosmos 482 was meant ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed to make a soft landing on Venus — but instead remained trapped in Earth orbit for decades — is slated to fall from the sky Friday night or early Saturday, ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. Its uncontrolled entry was confirmed by both the Russian Space Agency and European ...

A long-lost Soviet spacecraft has at last made its blazing re-entry into the Earth after 50 years. The heavy lander, after its aborted attempt to explore Venus, got trapped in low orbit for decades.

A 50-plus-year-old Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to return to Earth this weekend. Cosmos 482 was launched to space by the Soviet Union in March 1972, with the intent of landing on Venus to conduct ...

(CNN) — A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed to make a soft landing on Venus — but instead remained trapped in Earth orbit for decades — likely fell from the sky early Saturday morning, according ...

The former Soviet Union's Cosmos 482, a failed Venus mission from March 31, 1972, reentered Earth's atmosphere after decades in orbit. Its lander component made an uncontrolled descent, impacting the ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus.Related video above: Venus is the brightest planet in our solar systemIts uncontrolled ...