NASA also celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008 by transmitting a song directly into deep space: the Beatles’ “Across the ...

Cosmos-482 was launched in spring 1972 as part of the Soviet Union's space program to study Venus. However, a failure in the booster stage left the probe stranded in a highly elliptical Earth orbit.

Launched in March 1972, Kosmos 482 was bound for Venus. The mission was part of the Soviet Union’s Venera program. But a launch malfunction left the 500-kilogram probe stuck in Earth orbit.

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space more than 50 years ago on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine malfunction. Over time the craft fell closer and closer to Earth as ...

The probe, known as Kosmos 482 or Cosmos 482, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere ... Launched in March 1972, Kosmos 482 was originally intended to land on Venus as part of the Soviet Union’s ...

The probe, known as Kosmos 482 or Cosmos 482, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere in the ... Launched in March 1972, Kosmos 482 was originally intended to land on Venus as part of the Soviet Union’s ...

It's thought that a Soviet Union-era spacecraft which was launched in 1972 has been spotted in video footage crashing towards Earth after spending more than five decades in orbit ...

Cosmos 482 was launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union but soon broke up into pieces, some of which remained in space for 53 years before it re-entered Earth's atmosphere ...

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.

Soviet satellite Kosmos-482 was launched into space by the Russians in 1972, but it never made it to its intended destination of Venus. Now, more than 50 years later the satellite has returned to ...

Russia's space agency says the Kosmos 482 lander has made an uncontrolled re-entry to Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.