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A failed Soviet Venus lander will fall back to Earth after being stranded for 53 years
In late March 1972, the Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 was launched. But that attempted Venus probe ran amuck during its rocket-assisted toss to the cloud-veiled world. Major elements of that failed craft ...
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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 ground in one piece.
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What the Soviet Venus Probe's fiery fall to Earth might look like: These past space junk crashes offer clues
Some recent spaceflight spectacles offer hints about what you might see if Kosmos 482 happens to fall through the sky above ...
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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Failed Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth tonight, but when and where? Here's what we know
The Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth on May 10, but exactly when and where remains unknown.
A failed Soviet-era spacecraft likely crashed back to Earth overnight
The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft was trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it has likely fallen back home, according to the ...
Soviet-Era spacecraft crashes back to Earth after 53 years
Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 reentered Earth's atomosphere Saturday morning after 53 years in orbit during a failed attempt ...
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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 ...
Watch how an old Venus spacecraft tumbled before crashing to Earth
The Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviet Union could attempt to ...
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 ...
A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth, and an astronomer will attempt to catch it on camera on May 9
The Virtual Telescope Project aims to observe the anticipated reentry of the former Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 spacecraft as it plunges toward Earth during a live webcast on May 9.
Soviet-era spacecraft is set to plunge to Earth a half-century after its failed launch to Venus
A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.