Kosmos 482 was part of the Soviet Union's storied Venera program of Venus exploration. The probe launched toward the second ...

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

That said, Langbroek believes Kosmos 482’s orbital inclination of 51.7 degrees means it could reentry between the 52N and 52S ...

The Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, is expected to plummet back to Earth this week, over half a century after its initial ...

The European Space Agency tracked the satellite over Germany shortly after 2 a.m. EDT Saturday before it disappeared from radar. In the spring of 1972, the Soviet Institute for Space Research ...

Scientists are still working to study Venus The 1972 launch came toward the end of the space race. The Soviet Union had been launching Kosmos spacecraft ten years before Kosmos 482. Kosmos 482 was ...

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 ...

Some of those early space probes succeeded in their missions ... Kosmos 482 was launched just four days after the Soviet Venera 8 spacecraft, which successfully landed on Venus and survived ...

In this video, we take classic retro space toys and turn them into practical, functional tools you can use every day.

A Soviet spacecraft launched in 1972 is falling back to Earth after 53 years. It is expected to enter the Earth’s atmosphere early Saturday morning, but exactly where is unclear. The spacecraft ...

A defunct Soviet probe designed to land on Venus will have an uncontrolled reentry this month and pieces of it may make it to Earth's surface. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and ...