A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus.

In the decades since its launch, the spacecraft circled Earth aimlessly as it was slowly dragged back toward home.

It's thought that a Soviet Union-era spacecraft which was launched in 1972 has been spotted in video footage crashing towards ...

The Cosmos 482 lander probe reentered Earth’s atmosphere May 10, just before 3 a.m. Toronto time, says NASA. Here’s where.

Cosmos 482 was launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union but soon broke up into pieces, some of which remained in space for 53 ...

An out-of-control spacecraft intended to reach Venus has instead crashed back down to Earth, and it might even have happened ...

Western Australia has dodged a bullet after avoiding being hit by a defective Cold War era Soviet spacecraft on Saturday ...

The probe’s return to Earth had been closely monitored by multiple space agencies, including the European Space Agency (ESA) ...

Indonesian regions are deemed safe from the potential fall of the Kosmos 482 spacecraft module with a highly durable titanium ...

A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that became trapped in Earth’s orbit by mistake more than 50 years ago is expected to make a crash landing back on Earth early Saturday.

A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed to make a soft landing on Venus — but instead remained trapped in Earth orbit for ...