The failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 has finally met its end after a remarkable 53-year journey in Earth orbit. Launched in 1972 under USSR's Venera programme, the probe re-entered Earth's ...

The Soviet Union aimed for Venus, but hit the Indian Ocean instead The odyssey of the Soviet Union's failed attempt to reach ...

On Sunday, the failed Soviet Cosmos 482 crashed back down to earth fifty-three years after it was launched into orbit. But ...