Kosmos 482's fall draws attention to our planet's growing space junk problem. On average, three sizeable pieces of debris crash back to Earth every day — and that number is only going to go up.

Kosmos 482’s landing module is now hurtling towards Earth and is expected to re-enter the atmosphere within 14 hours either side of 08:34 BST on May 10. Where it will land is up in the air.

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth overnight tonight after more than 50 years in the wrong orbit. Here are the latest predictions on the exact time of reentry, and where ...

Kosmos 482 was a sister mission to the Venera 8 atmospheric probe that successfully landed on Venus in July 1972. While Venera 8 completed its mission, Kosmos 482 remained suspended around Earth ...

Cosmos (or Kosmos) 482's orbit has slowly brought it closer to our planet since 1972, and now it's on the cusp of plummeting back to its home world.

Kosmos-482 has been orbiting the planet for more than 50 years, but scientists say it will re-enter earth's atmosphere sometime around 2 a.m. Eastern Saturday.