A dead Soviet space probe from 1972 is falling back to Earth after decades in orbit, turning the planet into an accidental lost-and-found for Cold War-era technology. Scientists and space junk enthusiasts alike now await its fiery homecoming.

Experts believe this dead Soviet space probe from 1972 is most likely the Kosmos 482 Venus lander, an ambitious relic of the USSR’s interplanetary program. With the dead Soviet space probe from 1972 blazing through our skies, some history really does fall to Earth.