The planets Venus (bottom) and Jupiter are seen in the sky above Matthews, N.C., in 2015. A Soviet probe launched more than 50 years ago — and never reached Venus, its intended destination ...

A spacecraft that got stuck in Earth orbit after a failed attempt to travel to Venus more than 50 years ago has finally returned to Earth. Kosmos 482, the last remnant of the Soviet Venus ...

After looping through space for 53 years, a wayward Soviet spacecraft called Kosmos-482 returned to Earth, entering the planet's atmosphere at 9:24 a.m. Moscow time Saturday, according to ...

UPDATE 05/12/25 8:50AM: Russian space agency Roscosmos has confirmed Kosmos 482 reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 2:24AM on May 10 before harmlessly splashing down in the Indian Ocean west of ...

May 10 (UPI) --A Soviet-area spacecraft that orbited Earth for more than 50 years crashed into the Indian Ocean on Saturday, Russian officials confirmed. "The Kosmos-482 spacecraft, launched in ...

MOSCOW, December 28. /TASS/. Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos will extend the flight duration of Soyuz MS manned spacecraft to seven-nine months from the current six months next year ...