Soviet spacecraft plunging back to Earth 53 years after launching 03:37. A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to launch to Venus more than 50 years ago plunged to Earth on Saturday.. The European ...

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft known as Cosmos 482 may return to Earth this week, more than 50 years after it embarked on a botched mission to Venus. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

Kosmos-482, a Soviet-era spacecraft launched in 1972 and likely intended for Venus, is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere in May 2024 after over 50 years in orbit.

A Soviet-era spacecraft launched in the 1970s is expected to make its return to Earth sometime this weekend. The unmanned robotic spacecraft, Kosmos 482, originally set out to land on the ...

James Lloydovich Patterson, child star of Soviet-era film, dies at 91. The son of an African American father and a Russian mother, he starred at age 3 in a propaganda film mythologizing Soviet ...

Yahoo News spoke with an astronomer about approximately where and when a half-ton Soviet-era spacecraft stuck in Earth's orbit for over 50 years is expected to make a crash-landing on Earth.

Launched way back in 1972, Kosmos-482 is about to meet a fiery end. It's one straight out of the history books. After more than 50 years in space, the late Soviet Union's Kosmos-482 mission is set ...

Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft shrouded in Cold War secrecy, will reenter the Earth's atmosphere in the next few days after misfiring on a journey to Venus more than 50 years ago.

After 53 Years, a Soviet-Era Spacecraft Is Expected to Plummet to Earth This Weekend The craft weighs half a ton and could be traveling at 150 mph. The chances of it hitting a populated area are ...

May 10 (UPI) --A Soviet-area spacecraft that orbited Earth for more than 50 years crashed into the Indian Ocean on Saturday, Russian officials confirmed. "The Kosmos-482 spacecraft, launched in ...

A failed Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere some time this month. The Soviet Union launched Kosmos 482 in 1972, intending to land on Venus. However, the probe never ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation. Open Search.