Failed Soviet satellite is falling back to Earth — scientists warn car-sized probe could be deadly By . Ben Cost. Published May 1, 2025, 9:56 a.m. ET. Heads up!

A failed Soviet satellite, dubbed Kosmos 482, is due to hurtle back into Earth after 52 years in space - with London touted as a possible destination. The UK capital is just one of the 26 cities ...

A chunk from a 53-year-old Soviet spacecraft designed to land on Venus is set to cannonball back to Earth next weekend, and nobody knows where it might land. The Kosmos 482 probe, made and ...

Kosmos-482, a failed Soviet Venus probe, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere in May, but tracking its exact descent proved elusive.

A derelict Soviet-era spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 is set to hurtle back toward Earth after more than five decades in orbit. Newsweek contacted Russia's Roscosmos via email for comment on Wednesday.

It has been drifting silently over our heads for the last 50 years. But the out-of-control Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 is finally hurtling back towards Earth. Astronomers predict that the 500kg ...

An illustration of a satellite crashing into the ocean after an uncontrolled reentry through Earth's atmosphere. A similar fate is expected to await the Soviet Kosmos 482 probe, which could fall ...

Failed Soviet satellite hurtling towards Earth may hit like a meteorite, tracker warns. Space probe was designed for Venus landing but never made it out of Earth orbit ...

A failed Soviet satellite, dubbed Kosmos 482, is due to hurtle back into Earth after 52 years in space - with London touted as a possible destination. The UK capital is just one of the 26 cities ...

It has been drifting silently over our heads for the last 50 years. But the out-of-control Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 is finally hurtling back towards Earth. Astronomers predict that the 500kg ...