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Soviet Spacecraft Cosmos 482 Has Likely Impacted Earth Somewhere
The time part or all of the dead probe is expected to impact Earth continues to narrow in on Friday overnight into Saturday ...
Soviet spacecraft Cosmos 482 crashes without incident into Indian Ocean
Cosmos 482, launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1972 with a destination of Venus, malfunctioned and has been in ...
A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus is due to crash back to Earth this week
A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it ...
Lost Soviet-era Cosmos-482 returns to Earth after 53 years in space
Launched in March 1972, Kosmos 482 was bound for Venus. The mission was part of the Soviet Union’s Venera program. But a ...
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Failed Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth tonight, 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 2:26 am ET on ...
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Russian spacecraft weighing half a ton to crash on Earth. Why it's worrying
The spacecraft is on a trajectory to crash on Earth on May 10, more than 53 years after its failed mission to Venus. Launched ...
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Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes back to Earth, disappearing into Indian Ocean after 53 years in orbit
The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has finally returned to Earth after 53 years in orbit. It disappeared into the Indian ...
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Soviet-era Cosmos-482 crashes over Indian Ocean after half a century in space
The probe's return to Earth had been closely monitored by multiple space agencies, including the European Space Agency (ESA) ...
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A failed Soviet-era spacecraft likely crashed back to Earth overnight
The object, referred to as Cosmos 482 or Kosmos 482 ... don’t collide in space or pose a risk to humans if they make an uncontrolled descent back home. Safety standards have drastically improved ...
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Failed Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth tonight, but when and where? Here's what we know
"While the risk is nonzero, any one individual on Earth is far likelier to be struck by lightning than to be injured by Cosmos 482," according ... within the current safety threshold." ...