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Forgotten Soviet Venus mission ends with a bang as doomed spacecraft plummets to Earth after 50 years adrift in orbit
After 50 years, the Soviet Union's Kosmos 482 Descent Craft, intended for Venus, made an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's ...
Soviets were headed to Venus in 1972. The spacecraft is about to return.
But the Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviets could attempt to ...
Failed Soviet Venus probe is falling back to Earth: When, where Cosmos 482 could land
Cosmos (or Kosmos) 482's orbit has slowly brought it closer to our planet since 1972, and now it's on the cusp of plummeting ...
A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus is due to crash back to Earth this week
A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it ...
2001 Odyssey acquires Mons Venus to carry on strip club legacy in Tampa
2001 Odyssey acquired the “world-famous” Mons Venus at 2040 N. Dale Mabry Highway in January, owner Don Kleinhans told the ...
Soviet probe spacecraft crash into Indian Ocean; 53 years after its failed bid to reach planet Venus
A Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, fell into the Indian Ocean on Saturday morning, 53 years after it failed to reach Venus, ...
Modeling study finds Venus's crust is surprisingly thin
New details about the crust on Venus include some surprises about the geology of Earth's hotter twin, according to new ...
The Week in Fashion: Venus Williams Channels Botticelli for Lacoste
Photographed by Stef Mitchell and filmed by Christian Breslauer, Doja is seen running around a dreamlike city, while a ...