Originally launched in March 1972 as part of a mission to explore Venus, the spacecraft was intended to make a soft landing and study the planet’s atmosphere. Trending Photos A Soviet-era spacecraft, ...

In 1972, the Soviet Union’s Venera 8 spacecraft became the second ever to land on Venus. It operated for 50 minutes in the planet’s harsh environment before succumbing to the intense heat. But this ...

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

A former Soviet spacecraft is predicted to crash back to Earth this week. Weighing approximately 453 kg, Kosmos 482 will reenter the planet's atmosphere around May 10, CNN reported.

Kosmos 482 was launched in March 1972 as part of the Soviet Venera program to explore Venus from the surface. A launch mishap ...

The Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth on May 10, but exactly when and where remains unknown.

(MOSCOW) -- A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that became trapped in Earth’s orbit by mistake more than 50 years ago is expected ...

A former Soviet spacecraft is predicted to crash back to Earth this week ... while travelling thousands of miles per hour. Cosmos 482, being a Soviet reentry capsule, is expected to be equipped ...

The failed Venus probe launched by Soviet Union 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this week and satellite ...