Scientists have poured cold water on the idea that Venus could once have supported life. The disappointing revelation emerged ...

Cosmos 482, launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1972 with a destination of Venus, malfunctioned and has been in ...

The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft was trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it has likely fallen back home, according to the ...

The Kosmos-482 automated interplanetary station, launched in 1972 to study Venus, has returned to Earth, crashing into the ...

The spacecraft hit the ocean around 9:24 a.m. MST Saturday ... Kosmos 482 with the goal of studying and eventually landing on Venus. "But due to a malfunction of the booster block, it remained ...

Soviet spacecraft Kosmos-482 re-entered atmosphere after 53 years, crashing into Indian Ocean without causing harm Read Full Article at RT.co ...

A SOVIET-era spacecraft has crashed down to Earth more than half a century after its failed launch to Venus. The space vessel ...

Russia's space agency says a Soviet spacecraft fell back to Earth Saturday morning over the Indian Ocean. It was originally headed to Venus, but instead spent more than 50 years orbiting Earth.

Cosmos 482, the exploratory spacecraft launched toward Venus by the Soviet Union in March ... over the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia, and falling into the Indian Ocean, the Russian ...