A half-ton Soviet spacecraft that never made it to Venus 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend.

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth overnight tonight after more than 50 years in the wrong orbit.

Here's what to know about Cosmos 482 and its return to Earth. When will Cosmos 482 return to Earth? Various space entities ...

The final day of the 53-year, errant flight of the Soviet Union’s failed Venus space probe is now upon us. It's expected to ...

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos-482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. But it never made it ...

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to crash back to Earth this week after being stuck in orbit for more than half a ...

Kosmos-482, a failed mission to Venus from the former Soviet Union that stalled in Earth orbit in the 1970s, is about to fall ...

The Kosmos 482 capsule was built tough for Venus. Its fall to Earth will make a huge fireball and may pose a small risk of ...

The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 spacecraft will crash to Earth in the coming days after more than 50 years in orbit. Its ...

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

Launched in 1972, the failed Venus probe has been stuck in Earth orbit ever since. Now it's hurtling back down to Earth.