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

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

The Soviet-era Kosmos 482, a Venus-bound spacecraft launched in 1972, is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere between May 9 and 13, 2025. Built with robust Soviet engineering, its titanium descent ...

Kosmos-482, which was headed to Venus, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere by the end of this weekend. Experts don’t yet know where it may come down. By Nadia Drake A robotic Soviet ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... In recent weeks, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 has been making an uncontrolled approach towards Earth.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... the same year they were launched – except Kosmos 482, which has stayed aloft for 53 more years.

Kosmos 482 was part of the Soviet Union's historic Venera program of Venus exploration, which landed the first probe on the planet's surface in 1970 with the Venera 7 craft, and later sent back ...

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 ...

Update for 8:30 a.m. ET on May 10: Kosmos 482 has fallen harmlessly into the Indian Ocean west of Indonesia, according to according to Russia's space agency Roscosmos. In 1972, the Soviet Union ...