The Soviet-era Kosmos 482 spacecraft, stranded in orbit since 1972, has reentered Earth's atmosphere in an uncontrolled descent, likely over water.

The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft has been trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it’s expected to fall back home.

Kosmos 482, launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 for a Venus mission, got stuck in Earth's orbit due to a rocket failure and ...

Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos 482 was launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union as part of a series of missions to Venus.

According to CNN, Cosmos 482 is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere sometime between 10 p.m. ET on Friday and 6:30 a.m. ET ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to plunge back to Earth. It is too early to know ...