Soviet-era spacecraft is set to plunge to Earth a half-century after its failed launch to Venus

The remains of a Soviet space probe are expected to crash to Earth next week, writes the Guardian. Scientist Marco Langbroek says the crash is “not without risk” to humans. “You definitely don’t want to get this in your head,” writes astronomer Jonathan McDowell

Shafaq News/ The Soviet spacecraft "Cosmos-482" is preparing to return to Earth in the coming days, after spending 53 years in low orbit around the planet, in a possible fiery end that is attracting the interest of observers and experts around the world. The spacecraft was launched on March 31, 1972, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, aboard the "Molniya-8K78M" rocket, on a mission that was likely aimed at reaching Venus. However, a tec…

53 Years After Its Launch, This Soviet Spacecraft Is About to Crash Into Earth

A defunct Soviet probe designed to land on Venus will have an uncontrolled reentry this month and pieces of it may make it to Earth's surface.

Spacecraft falling at 17,000mph could land anywhere between these two lines

Venera 4, an earlier prototype of the Kosmos 482 which is heading towards Earth (Picture: NASA) Southern parts of the UK are at risk of being hit by a Cold War spacecraft the size of seven full beer kegs later this month. The defunct Soviet satellite Kosmos 482 is hurtling toward earth at 17,000mph, but predictions about where and when it will crash are pretty vague. So vague, in fact, that the map below shows it could land pretty much anywhere.…

A Soviet shuttle from the Space Race is about to fall uncontrollably from the sky

A ghost from time past is about to return to Earth. But it won't be smooth.

Soviet-era spacecraft set to plunge to Earth half-century after 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, possibly within the first two weeks of May.