The Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviet Union could attempt to ...

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

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 ...

Russia's space agency says a Soviet spacecraft fell back to Earth Saturday morning over the Indian Ocean. It was originally headed to Venus, but instead spent more than 50 years orbiting Earth.

A spacecraft launched more than 50 years ago has crashed into Earth.The defunct probe from the former Soviet Union, known as ...

Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a ...

Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a ...

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

While America had won the race to the moon, the Soviet Union, through its Venera program, kept its sights on Venus, Earth’s twisted sister. From 1961 to 1984, the Soviets launched 29 spacecraft ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. Its uncontrolled entry was confirmed by both the Russian Space Agency and European ...