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

A half-ton Soviet-era spacecraft launched in 1972 is expected crash into Earth after orbiting the planet for 53 years.

A Soviet-era spacecraft that was supposed to explore Venus is expected to crash into Earth some time tonight or tomorrow.

A Soviet space probe launched in the 1970s on a failed mission to Venus is expected to land back on Earth as early as this ...

It's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter around 2:26 am ET on ...

A replica of a Soviet spacecraft, from the era of the Kosmos 482. The marooned Kosmos 482 is expected to fall back down to ...

Cosmos (or Kosmos) 482's orbit has slowly brought it closer to our planet since 1972, and now it's on the cusp of plummeting ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days.

Launched in 1972, the failed Venus probe has been stuck in Earth orbit ever since. Now it's hurtling back down to Earth.

The time part or all of the dead probe is expected to impact Earth continues to narrow in on Friday overnight into Saturday ...

Kosmos-482, a failed mission to Venus from the former Soviet Union that stalled in Earth orbit in the 1970s, is about to fall ...

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