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Venus Lander re-entry: Why the Soviet-era probe is a special kind of space debris
Space debris re-enters Earth every day. Most burn up in the atmosphere. But Russia's 1972 failed Venera mission probe Cosmos ...
Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 spacecraft expected to fall to Earth after 53 years
Odds considered good that the 1,091-pound lander probe, which consists equipment encapsulated in a spherical pressure vessel, ...
Out-of-control Soviet spacecraft could hit Wales as it crashes back to Earth
The probe, known as Kosmos-482, was a Venus lander launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 and has been in Earth's orbit ever ...
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A failed Soviet Venus probe is expected to fall to Earth today, but when and where? Here's what we know
It's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter around 1:54 a.m. ET ...
Out-of-control Soviet satellite could hit London or Philadelphia TODAY - here's a map showing all the major cities at risk
Astronomers predict that the 500kg (1,100 lbs) landing module could hit the planet as early as this afternoon.
Soviet-era spacecraft set to reenter Earth's atmosphere this week after 53 years in orbit
After a failed soviet union mission to venus 53 years ago the spacecraft has been left in orbit around earth since the early ...
A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth, and an astronomer will attempt to catch it on camera on May 8
The Virtual Telescope Project aims to observe the anticipated reentry of the former Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 spacecraft as ...
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A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth. Here's what it might look like
Some recent spaceflight spectacles offer hints about what you might see if Kosmos 482 happens to fall through the sky above ...
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This Soviet Spacecraft Will Soon Crash-Land on Earth
Kosmos-482, a failed mission to Venus from the former Soviet Union that stalled in Earth orbit in the 1970s, is about to fall ...
A Soviet-era spacecraft built to land on Venus is falling to Earth instead
Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft shrouded in Cold War secrecy, will reenter the Earth's atmosphere in the next few days ...
A Soviet spacecraft is plunging back to Earth this week 53 years after it was launched. Here's what to know.
A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days.
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53 years after launch, it's going to hit the Earth.
Unfortunately, as is often the case with sending spacecraft flying into the Solar System, not all of the probes made it to their final destination. One probe, launched in 1972, failed to make it to ...