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Cosmos 482 Venus lander is a special kind of space debris
Space debris re-enters Earth every day. Most of it burns up in the atmosphere. But Russia's 1972 failed Venera mission probe Cosmos 482 is different.
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A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus is due to crash back to Earth this week
Much about the piece of space debris, called Cosmos 482 (also spelled Kosmos 482), is unknown. Though most projections estimate that the object will reenter the atmosphere around May 10 ...
Should you panic? Old Soviet spacecraft to fall back to Earth after over 50 years; check the risk of deadly impact
Cosmos 482, a Soviet spacecraft remnant, is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere around May 10. Unlike typical space debris ...