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Failed Soviet satellite is falling back to Earth — scientists warn car-sized probe could be deadly
A defunct Soviet satelitte is slated to hurtle back to Earth next week, prompting concerns from space experts that we could ...
Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 expected to crash back to Earth next week. Here's what you need to know
Scientists are keeping an eye on Kosmos 482, which is forecast to plunge back to Earth next week. We just don't know exactly ...
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Doomed Soviet spacecraft tumbling toward Earth may already have its parachute out, new images hint
Newly published images suggest that an unknown structure is trailing behind the Kosmos 482 probe on its descent to Earth. It ...
Soviet-era spacecraft once bound for Venus expected to crash to Earth in May
Part of a spacecraft that has been stuck in orbit for 53 years is due to reenter Earth’s atmosphere around May 10 and could ...
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Kosmos 482: Soviet Union's Failed Venus Probe Is About To Slam Into Earth
The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus spacecraft is set to make a somewhat delayed reappearance as it slams into the ...
Uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere of the Russian spacecraft Kosmos 482: impact expected on May 9
A half-ton Russian satellite that was built to land on Venus but never left Earth’s orbit could fall out of the sky intact in ...
Soviet Spacecraft stuck in orbit for 53 years may finally fall back to Earth next week. What is Kosmos 482? Where will it land?
A Soviet spacecraft launched in the 1970s for a mission to Venus is now expected to make an uncontrolled return to Earth, ...
Top views in May skies? How about Eta Aquarid meteor shower, flower moon
Known as the flower moon, May's full moon will reach peak illumination at 12:56 p.m. ET on Monday, May 12, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. May's full moon will be a micromoon, which is when the ...
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Soviet-era spacecraft is set to plunge to Earth a half-century after its failed launch to Venus
"But it cannot be completely excluded."The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. But it never made it out of Earth orbit because of a ...