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Soviet Spacecraft Kosmos 482 Crashes to 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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Where failed Soviet spacecraft hit as it crashed back to Earth after 53 years in space

A failed Soviet spacecraft has crashed back down to Earth during an 'uncontrolled re-entry' after being stuck in space for 53 years. The spacecraft, called Kosmos 482, was launched in 1972 and once bound for Venus, but a malfunction meant it never left our planet's orbit.

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NASA space storm simulation turned in to reality after Earth hit by largest solar eruption in 20 years

During a recent space storm simulation, the Earth was hit by the biggest geomagnetic storm in 20 years, helping NASA predict ...

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See what it's like to witness Earth's poles from space in this stunning 4-hour SpaceX video

Fram2's orbit flew Dragon on a north-to-south trajectory in low Earth orbit at an altitude of about 271 miles (437 kilometers ...

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Outer Space around earth is already pretty crowded. Tech firms are racing to pack even more satellites in

Outer Space around earth is already pretty crowded. Tech firms are racing to pack even more satellites in - Thousands of ...

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