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Lost Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 reenters Earth's atmosphere, crashing in the Indian Ocean after 53 years in space.

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space more than 50 years ago on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine malfunction. Over time the craft fell closer and closer to Earth as ...

Kosmos 482 became trapped in Earth’s orbit shortly after launching in 1972 and has been circling the planet for more than five decades.

Kosmos 482's rugged shape to sustain Venusian brutal conditions would most likely have been resilient enough to survive reentry without wide disintegration.

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

News Soviet spacecraft crashes into Earth 53 years after its failed mission to Venus Published: May. 11, 2025, 11:08 a.m.

A Soviet-era spacecraft called Kosmos 482 has crashed on Earth after 53 years "stuck in orbit," according to The Associated Press. According to the AP, both the Russian Space Agency and the ...

The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus lander fell back to Earth today (May 10), bringing a five-decade space odyssey to a dramatic end.

Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft, plunged to Earth more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus.