The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth overnight tonight after more than 50 years in the wrong orbit.

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

Kosmos 482, a Venus probe launched by the Soviet Union in 1972, is expected to fall to Earth this weekend. Stay up to date on ...

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

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to crash back to Earth this week after being stuck in orbit for more than half a ...

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 ...

Kosmos 482 was part of the Soviet Union's storied Venera program of Venus exploration. The probe launched toward the second ...

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

Cosmos 482 was launched to space by the Soviet Union in 1972 and was supposed to reach Venus. It has been stuck in Earth's ...

A half-ton spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend ...