A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.

Some recent spaceflight spectacles offer hints about what you might see if Kosmos 482 happens to fall through the sky above you.

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

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Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 reentered Earth's atomosphere Saturday morning after 53 years in orbit during a failed attempt ...

If everything had gone to plan, an uncrewed Soviet-era spacecraft would have landed on Venus in 1972 to ... when it plummets toward Earth, Langbroek calculated, so its condition when it lands wherever ...

Data for the study came from NASA’s Magellan mission, which orbited Venus in the 1990s. Though decades old, its radar provided detailed topographic and gravity maps of the planet.

FILE - This photo provided by researcher Jane Greaves shows the planet Venus, seen from the Japan Aerospace ... to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth. It’s too early to know where the ...

FILE - This photo provided by researcher Jane Greaves shows the planet Venus, seen from the Japan Aerospace ... years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend. Built to land on the ...