A Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, launched in 1972 for a failed Venus mission, is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere this weekend. The half-ton, titanium-clad spacecraft is likely to survive re-entry but may be damaged upon impact.

The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft has been trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it’s expected to fall back home.

A defunct, Soviet-era spacecraft is falling back to Earth uncontrolled, but experts say there’s little cause for alarm.