A defunct Soviet satelitte is slated to hurtle back to Earth next week, prompting concerns from space experts that we could ...

A space probe called Kosmos 482 sent to explore Venus by the U.S.S.R. in 1972 but marooned in Earth orbit ever since is about ...

We wrote about this doomed mission in 2019, and the prospects for reentry. Launched on a Molniya-8K78M rocket from the ...

A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that was meant to land on Venus is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere some time this month ...

Soviet satellite Kosmos 482 is set to tumble back to Earth's atmosphere after 50 years in orbit, and its landing spot remains ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.

Kosmos 482 —originally launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Soviet Union's ambitious Venera program to explore Venus—is ...

A half-tonne Soviet spacecraft is set to crash back to Earth next week, with experts predicting it could hit "like a ...

Una nave espacial de la era soviética que debía a aterrizar en Venus en la década de 1970 pronto regresará a la ...

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