A Soviet-era spacecraft has plunged to Earth, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The half-ton spacecraft fell out of orbit on Saturday.

Debris from the 50 year-old probe Cosmos 482 crash-landed into the Indian Ocean over the weekend.

Failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 came crashing back down to Earth after more than half a century in space - and scientists have now confirmed where it ended up