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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, ...
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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 ...
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A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth. Here's what it might look like
Recent sighting of spacecraft and debris burning through the atmosphere during their plummet back to Earth offer some clues ...
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Old Soviet Venus lander's fall to Earth will be no ordinary space junk crash. Here's why
The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus probe will fall back to Earth from orbit soon, and it may well make it to the ...
What to Know About The Soviet-Era Venus Spacecraft Plunging Back to Earth
Launched in 1972, the failed Venus probe has been stuck in Earth orbit ever since. Now it's hurtling back down to Earth.
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A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth, and an astronomer will attempt to catch it on camera on May 8
Since its failed launch, the spacecraft's descent module — a heavy, durable object built to survive entry into Venus's atmosphere — has remained in orbit. It has been slowly descending toward Earth ...
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 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 ...
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A Soviet spacecraft is expected to make a crash landing on Earth this week. But nobody knows where — yet.
A Soviet spacecraft is expected to come hurtling back to Earth after being stuck in orbit for more than 50 years. The Kosmos ...
A Soviet spacecraft is set to fall back to Earth in the next week. Nobody knows where it will land.
The Kosmos 482 capsule was built tough for Venus. Its fall to Earth will make a huge fireball and may pose a small risk of ...
Can Kosmos 482 survive the fall to Earth and the legacy of Soviet engineering
The Soviet-era Kosmos 482, a Venus-bound spacecraft launched in 1972, is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere between May 9 and ...
Failed ’70s-era Soviet spacecraft bound for Venus could soon crash back to Earth
NASA scientists say a 1972 probe launched by the Soviet Union may meet a fiery end crashing back into Earth in the coming ...