A failed Venus mission fell from the sky over the weekend after aimlessly orbiting Earth for the past 53 years. Various ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jupiter’s dazzling auroras are hundreds of times brighter than those seen on Earth, new images from the ...

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine ...

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

A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that became trapped in Earth’s orbit by mistake more than 50 years ago is expected to make a crash landing back on Earth early Saturday.

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.

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft is likely to have re-entered the Earth's atmosphere after being stuck in orbit for more than ...

Launched over 50 years ago, this piece of the Kosmos 482 mission was designed to survive the punishing conditions on Venus.

The time part or all of the dead probe is expected to impact Earth continues to narrow in on Friday overnight into Saturday ...

The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred ...

Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has crashed on Earth. Details about the site it has fallen on are awaited. Originally meant to ...

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