Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon crash back on Earth. The Cosmos 482 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 50-plus-year-old Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to return to Earth this weekend. Cosmos 482 was launched to space by the ...

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft may return to Earth this week, more than 50 years after it embarked on a botched mission to Venus. Cosmos 482 launched in 1972 with the intent of landing on Venus for ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft is set to reenter Earth's atmosphere after over 50 years, returning this week from its failed mission to Venus. NASA said on May 5 that Cosmos 482 will return to Earth sometime ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Eric Mack is a reporter covering science, sustainability and space. A space probe once bound for the surface of Venus will make ...

Designed to survive a trip to Venus, the aging vehicle is believed to be capable of easily surviving a trip through Earth's atmosphere. NASA predicts the decaying probe could reenter Earth's ...