A Soviet spacecraft is falling back to Earth after 50 years in orbit. Experts warn of possible debris impact as tracking ...

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The Space Age past may come knocking on the world's door next week as the defunct Soviet Union's Kosmos 482 Venus lander from ...

When it launched in the spring of 1972, Kosmos 482 was meant to land on Venus. Instead, it’s on track to land a little closer ...

A spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 is due to come crashing back into Earth's atmosphere around May 10 and ...

The soon-to-reenter Soviet Cosmos 482 Venus probe is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery ...

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

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In 1972, the Soviet Union launched a pair of space probes destined for Venus. While the USSR’s Venera 8 successfully reached ...

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