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After 53 years traversing the cosmos, a quirky Soviet spacecraft known as Cosmos-482 has made its way back to Earth, penetrating the atmosphere at 9:24 am…
The Soviet spacecraft, which was launched on a failed mission to Venus in 1972, is thought to have crashed to Earth early Saturday morning. The European…
Discarded Soviet-era spacecrafts do not pose a significant risk to Earth, according to experts. The Kosmos-482, initially designed for a mission to land on Venus, has…
Model of Kosmos 482, originally set for Venus Wikimedia Commons Over 50 years after its launch, the Soviet spacecraft Cosmos 482 is set to return to…
The robotic Soviet spacecraft has been floating in space for 53 years. It will return to Earth later this week. Launched in March 1972, the Kosmos-482…