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.

The probe known as Cosmos 482 was meant to eventually sputter out ... "No need for major concern," McDowell concluded, "but you wouldn't want it bashing you on the head." ...

A 50-plus-year-old Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to return to Earth this weekend. Cosmos 482 was launched to space by the Soviet Union in March 1972, with the intent of landing on Venus to ...