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Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth

Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit

A Soviet-era spacecraft has plunged to Earth, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The half-ton spacecraft fell out of orbit on Saturday.

NPR · 23h

A Soviet-era space probe crashed back to Earth after more than 50 years in orbit

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine malfunction.

ABC News on MSN · 2d

Failed Soviet-era spacecraft appears to have crashed back to Earth overnight

A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that became trapped in Earth’s orbit by mistake more than 50 years ago is expected to make a crash landing back on Earth early Saturday.

CBS News4d

A Soviet spacecraft is about to crash into Earth 53 years after it was launched. Here's what to know.

Space junk crashing back back to Earth could be a growing problem for aircraft, researchers warned in a recent study. The study's authors said that the probability of space debris hitting an ...

Irish Sun5d

Soviet spaceship set to crash into Earth at 17,000mph on Saturday as map shows impact zone for doomed 500kg Venus probe

The hunk of space junk, known as the Kosmos 482 Descent Craft, has a forecast reentry of 4:37am BST on Saturday and 8:37pm PT on Friday. The failed Venus probe has been stuck in low Earth orbit ...

12don MSN

Asteroids: NASA Tracking House-Sized Space Rock Near Earth

The asteroid, spanning around 49 to 111 feet in diameter, is hurtling through space at some 42,300 miles per hour.

The Independent5d

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

The outer space around the Earth is already pretty crowded. Now, tech firms are racing to add more. There are already thousands of satellites hurdling around the Earth in low orbit - many of ...

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