This will be no ordinary space junk fall. "As this is a lander that was designed to survive passage through the Venus atmosphere, it is possible that it will survive reentry through the Earth ...

"In about two weeks from now, on or near May 9-10, an unusual uncontrolled reentry will happen." In late March 1972, the Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 was launched. But that attempted Venus probe ran ...

This will be no ordinary space junk fall. The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 spacecraft will crash to Earth in the coming days after more than 50 years in orbit. Its homecoming may not spark the ...

A defunct Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, is expected to fall back to Earth between May 8-12, 2025. Launched in 1972, the Venus-bound craft malfunctioned and has been orbiting Earth for 53 years. The ...

A Soviet spacecraft that failed to launch to Venus is set to fall back to Earth in the next week. The Kosmos 482 capsule was built for Venus's brutal atmosphere, so it will likely survive Earth's. The ...

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A wayward Soviet spacecraft, adrift for more than half a century, will fall to Earth on Friday or Saturday, astronomers said. The craft, which came to be known as Cosmos 482, was Venus-bound when it ...