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A Soviet spacecraft is just about to crash into Earth

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Armored Venus lander crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit

A potentially destructive Soviet Venus lander that was lost in space for over half a century has reentered the Earth's atmosphere. Tracked by various space agencies and individuals, the capsule crashed on May 10 somewhere in the Indian Ocean.

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A spacecraft from the 1970s crash-landed on Earth on Saturday. Here’s where.

Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a rocket malfunction.

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Old Soviet Kosmos 482 Venus lander's fall to Earth will be no ordinary space junk crash. Here's why

Kosmos 482 was part of the Soviet Union's storied Venera program of Venus exploration. The probe launched toward the second planet from the sun in 1972 but never got there; its rocket suffered an anomaly, stranding Kosmos 482 in an elliptical orbit around Earth.

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Soviet spacecraft Cosmos 482 crashes without incident into Indian Ocean

Cosmos 482, launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1972 with a destination of Venus, malfunctioned and has been in ...

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Japan’s ispace moon lander enters lunar orbit ahead of landing attempt

The moon is getting a new visitor, as the Japanese company ispace has entered lunar orbit with its Resilience lander.

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Venus Lander re-entry: Why the Soviet-era probe is a special kind of space debris

Space debris re-enters Earth every day. Most burn up in the atmosphere. But Russia's 1972 failed Venera mission probe Cosmos ...

Engine change delays ispace-built lunar lander mission

A change in engines will cause the launch of a lunar lander being built for a NASA-funded mission to slip from 2026 to 2027.

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