Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft launched in 1972, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere Saturday after over 50 years in orbit. Russia claimed it landed in the Indian Ocean, but the European Space Agency ...

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos-482 in 1972, one of a series of ... after all — but will most likely crash into a body of water somewhere. Just over 71% of the earth's ...