Cosmos 482, launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1972 with a destination of Venus, malfunctioned and has been in ...

Just a few weeks after its 53rd launch anniversary, Cosmos 482 is expected to descend back to Earth's atmosphere between ...

Cosmos 482 was launched to space by the Soviet Union in 1972 and was supposed to reach Venus. It has been stuck in Earth's ...

Cosmos (or Kosmos) 482's orbit has slowly brought it closer to our planet since 1972, and now it's on the cusp of plummeting ...

NASA said some parts may survive as the probe was designed to withstand entry into Venus' atmosphere. Here's what to know ...

However, it failed to escape low Earth orbit, according to NASA. On Monday, NASA said that Cosmos 482 will return to Earth sometime between Wednesday, May 7, and May 13. The spacecraft is expected ...

NASA predicts the decaying probe could reenter Earth's atmosphere within a week. Cosmos 482 was one in a pair of identical Venus atmospheric lander probes that launched in 1972. Part of a Soviet ...

But if the Cosmos 482 object is indeed a Soviet reentry capsule ... leaving it stranded closer to home, according to NASA. Beginning in the 1960s, Soviet vehicles left in Earth’s orbit were ...

NASA said Monday that Cosmos 482 will return to Earth sometime between Wednesday, May 7, and May 13. The spacecraft is most likely to begin its decent on Saturday, May 10, though. The space agency ...