A Soviet-era spacecraft, Kosmos 482, initially intended for Venus, is set to reenter Earth's atmosphere unpredictably. Experts anticipate minimal risk to human safety, likening it to a meteorite fall.

The 1,100-pound module, known as Kosmos 482, was part of a craft bound for Venus when it launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the then-Soviet Union in March 1972, NASA said in a statement Friday.

Kosmos 482 was launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 to travel to Venus and pass through the planet's thick atmosphere. However, an issue with the launch left the spacecraft in limbo, orbiting the ...

A half-ton Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, launched in 1972 for Venus, is predicted to make an uncontrolled reentry around May 10. Due to a rocket malfunction, it remained in Earth orbit.

The half-tonne Kosmos 482 lander is set to uncontrollably plummet to Earth. The half-tonne Kosmos 482 lander is set to uncontrollably plummet to Earth. Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused ...

"But it cannot be completely excluded.” The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. But it never made it out of Earth orbit because ...

Dutch scientist Marco Langbroek anticipates the failed spacecraft, known as Kosmos 482, will reenter around May 10, estimating an impact speed of 150 mph (242 kph) if it remains intact.