In the latest predictions, the Cold War-era spacecraft will embark on a fiery descent through the atmosphere on 10 May. The hunk of space junk, known as the Kosmos 482 Descent Craft, has a ...

The U.S. Space Force and other international space agencies are closely monitoring what could be a dramatic reentry of a long-abandoned Soviet spacecraft. Kosmos 482 (also known as Cosmos 482), a ...

This will be no ordinary space junk fall. The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 spacecraft will crash to Earth in the coming days after more than 50 years in orbit. Its homecoming may not spark the ...

Charle Constant, a researcher from UCL Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, who is conducting the analysis of the spacecraft’s descent, said: “Understanding space weather is becoming ...

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KANSAS (KSNT) – A Soviet space probe built to withstand Venus’ harsh atmosphere will crash into Earth at an unknown location sometime next week. 27 News spoke to NASA/JPL Solar System ...

However, the risk is minimal. The crashing object is a failed space probe from the Soviet Union's Venera program for the exploration of Venus. Kosmos 482 was launched on March 31, 1972 ...

The Psyche spacecraft uses solar electric propulsion, a highly efficient means of maneuvering through space that relies on solar-generated electricity and more than a ton of xenon gas stored in ...

Soviet space probe venera 4 being prepared for it's flight to venus in 1967. (Photo by: Sovfoto/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ...

According to Space.com, the probe was meant for Venus but ran into issues during its rocket-assisted toss. Many elements burned up or fell back to earth. The launch came after the successful ...