A Soviet spacecraft launched in 1972 on a failed mission to Venus is believed to have crashed back onto Earth early on Saturday morning.

Kosmos 482, a Venus probe launched by the Soviet Union in 1972, is expected to fall to Earth this weekend. Stay up to date on the spacecraft.

An out-of-control Russian spacecraft has probably plummeted to Earth, experts say.In recent weeks, the spacecraft known as Kosmos-482 has been making an uncontrolled approach towards Earth. Experts have been tracking it since – though noted that it was very unlikely that it would land over a populated era.