A defunct Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, is expected to fall back to Earth between May 8-12, 2025. Launched in 1972, the Venus-bound craft malfunctioned and has been orbiting Earth for 53 years.

Physicists have ruled out a mundane explanation for the strange findings of an old Soviet experiment, leaving open the possibility that the results point to a new fundamental particle. Deep in the ...

A half-ton Soviet-era spacecraft launched in 1972 is expected crash into Earth after orbiting the planet for 53 years. Originally destined for Venus but stuck in orbit after a rocket malfunction ...

The discovery of one old record is breathing new life into a genre of Soviet-era music that hasn't been widely heard overseas for decades. About a decade ago, music producer Vik Sohonie was in New ...

This will be no ordinary space junk fall. The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 spacecraft will crash to Earth in the coming days after more than 50 years in orbit. Its homecoming may not spark the ...