Kosmos-482, which was headed to Venus, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere by the end of this weekend. Experts don’t yet know where it may come down. By Nadia Drake A robotic Soviet ...

It will be traveling at approximately 150 mph (242 km/h). While its intriguing history has earned the lander media attention, Kosmos 482 is just one of more than 1.2 million pieces of space junk ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... the same year they were launched – except Kosmos 482, which has stayed aloft for 53 more years.

Most calculations predict the decaying probe's remnants could come crashing down early Saturday morning. Given its orbit, the spacecraft could land pretty much anywhere, astronomers calculate.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... In recent weeks, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 has been making an uncontrolled approach towards Earth.

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's orbit because of a rocket malfunction. Most of it came ...

Kosmos 482 crashed into Earth on May 10, confirmed Roscosmos. The spacecraft reentered at 2:24 am ET, falling into the Indian Ocean. Launched in 1972, it malfunctioned and remained in orbit for 53 ...

A 'ground track' map showing the latest predictions on where the Kosmos 482 Venus probe could fall to Earth on May 9 or May 10. | Credit: ESA/ESOC Space Debris Office Update for 3 p.m. ET on May 9 ...

Update for 8:30 a.m. ET on May 10: Kosmos 482 has fallen harmlessly into the Indian Ocean west of Indonesia, according to according to Russia's space agency Roscosmos. In 1972, the Soviet Union ...