A Soviet-era spacecraft stranded in orbit for more than half a century is now on a collision course with Earth. Kosmos 482—originally launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Soviet Union's ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) —If you look up at the night sky, you might get the chance to see a piece of Cold War history as it plunges back to Earth. “If it happens over a part of the Earth when it’s dark, ...

On March 31, 1972, the Soviet Union launched a spacecraft as part of a series of unmanned missions to Venus known as the Venera program. But the spacecraft never made it to Venus. Instead, the capsule ...

A defunct Soviet probe designed to land on Venus will have an uncontrolled reentry this month and pieces of it may make it to Earth's surface. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech ...