The Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviet Union could attempt to ...

Kosmos 482, was launched by the USSR in 1972 and once bound for Venus, but a badly configured timer onboard the probe meant ...

The Soviet Union aimed for Venus, but hit the Indian Ocean instead The odyssey of the Soviet Union's failed attempt to reach ...

Debris from the 50 year-old probe Cosmos 482 crash-landed into the Indian Ocean over the weekend.

A failed Venus mission fell from the sky over the weekend after aimlessly orbiting Earth for the past 53 years. Various ...

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine ...

The Kosmos 482 craft was built to survive the crushing, hostile atmosphere of Venus, so when it re-enters the atmosphere it is likely the craft could survive to hit Earth’s surface at up to 150mph ...

Experts expect it to hit the ground—or ocean—at speeds of up to 155 mph, similar to a small meteorite impact. Should we be worried about the reappearance of Kosmos 482? Marco Langbroek ...

Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes back to Earth, disappearing into Indian Ocean after 53 years in orbit Doomed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could hit Earth tonight. Here's when.

The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus spacecraft is set to make a ... given the vast amounts of ocean on our planet, a watery end is most likely. Predictions may change as the spacecraft ...

The inland waters of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands hotspot support a high diversity of aquatic species with high levels of endemism. The information presented in this report will help ...

This old spacecraft is a Russian vehicle known as Kosmos 482 and it failed in its mission to reach Venus in 1972 as it couldn't get out of Earth's low orbit. Advert Some pieces of it came crashing ...