In recent weeks, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 has been making an uncontrolled approach towards Earth. Experts have been tracking it since – though they noted that it was very unlikely that ...

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

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

Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos 482 re-enters Earth's atmosphere after 53 years in orbit without causing injuries or damage, emphasizing the issue of space debris and the importance of satellite tracking ...

Kosmos 482 became trapped in Earth’s orbit shortly after launching in 1972 and has been circling the planet for more than five decades. A weekly newsletter by David Pierce designed to tell you ...

In recent weeks, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 has been making an uncontrolled approach towards Earth. Experts have been tracking it since – though they noted that it was very unlikely that it ...

Kosmos-482, which the U.S.S.R. launched back in 1972, was meant to follow the successful probes Venera 7 and Venera 8 in landing on and studying Venus. But a suspected engine malfunction meant ...

After over five decades in Earth's orbit, the Soviet Venus lander, Kosmos 482, reentered the atmosphere on May 10, 2025, splashing down in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia. A malfunction during its ...