According to the European Space Agency, which had been tracking the spacecraft's uncontrolled descent, radar last detected Kosmos 482 over Germany. As the spacecraft neared its expected crash time ...

The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred ...

Kosmos 482 was launched by the then-Soviet Union in 1972 as part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never ...

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft is likely to have re-entered the Earth's atmosphere after being stuck in orbit for more than half a century, the European Space Agency said.

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has finally returned to Earth after 53 years in orbit. It disappeared into the Indian ...

The European ... space in 2022, a record number, according to the ESA. The vast majority of them burned up in Earth’s atmosphere, and most of those that didn’t splashed into an ocean. But ...

Kosmos 482 is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere ... on May 10 +/- 3.28 hours, according to the European Space Agency. Based on current tracks and the dead probe's orbital inclination of ...

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

Part of a spacecraft that has been stuck in orbit for 53 years is due to reenter Earth’s atmosphere around May 10 and could arrive intact.

Kosmos-482, however, was made of sterner stuff ... about the great lump of metal landing on their head, the European Space Agency had tried to put things into perspective prior to its return ...

The spacecraft Kosmos 482, launched in 1972, crashed into the Indian Ocean on Saturday after spending over five decades in orbit. Newsweek contacted the European Space Agency for comment via email ...