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A Soviet spacecraft is just about to crash into Earth

A Soviet spacecraft is about to crash into Earth 53 years after it was launched. Here's what to know.

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days.

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Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit

The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred at 2:24 a.m. ET (0624 GMT or 9:24 a.m. Moscow time) over the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia, according to Russia's space agency Roscosmos. Kosmos 482 appears to have fallen harmlessly into the sea.

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Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 will crash into Earth soon: Online tracker resources are following its reentry

Kosmos 482, a Venus probe launched by the Soviet Union in 1972, is expected to fall to Earth this weekend. Stay up to date on the spacecraft.

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Infrasound offers new hope for precision tracking of space debris

Scientists are exploring the possibility of using infrasound to track the fall of space debris. New methods could help in ...

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Harnessing infrasound: Tracking space debris for a safer earth

Scientists are exploring the possibility of using infrasound to track the fall of space debris. New methods could help ...

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How To Track Soviet Satellite As It Plummets to Earth

A derelict Soviet-era spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 is set to hurtle back toward Earth after more than five decades in orbit ...

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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 ...

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How sound waves could help track space junk and meteors

Silber found that when a meteoroid or piece of space junk enters the atmosphere steeply—at an angle greater than 60 ...

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