"The Kosmos-482 spacecraft, launched in 1972, ceased to exist, deorbiting and falling into the Indian Ocean. The descent of the spacecraft was monitored by the Automated Warning System for ...

But later, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed that May 10 was the most likely date for its descent. Kosmos 482’s last orbit ... on May 10 for one of its final passes through ...

Earth has a growing space junk problem, with three sizable pieces of debris crashing onto our planet every day. To combat ...

Now, the European Space Agency (ESA) has shared the final images of Kosmos 482 tumbling through ... "On 10 May 2025, the Cosmos-482 descent craft reentered Earth's atmosphere after 53 years ...

Cosmos 482, the exploratory spacecraft launched toward Venus by the Soviet Union in March 1972, has finally ended its mission. The 50-year-old lander probe returned to Earth early Saturday, May 10 ...

While that prediction was thankfully revised, the planet may have to worry about another object plummeting down from the heavens — a 1970s spacecraft called Kosmos 482. The Soviet-era spacecraft ...

This mission failed due to a rocket malfunction during the final launch stage ... possesses the capability to precisely predict the uncontrolled descent of space debris such as Kosmos 482. Indonesia ...

and then deploying a parachute for the final descent to the surface. It was not designed to survive a full-on impact at top speed, however its titanium shell makes it very tough. As for where the ...

Ten of those missions successfully landed on the hot, barren planet, but the rocket carrying Kosmos 482 malfunctioned. Its upper stage, which contained the descent craft, got stuck in Earth’s ...

It is not clear where exactly Kosmos 482 will fall, and whether it will burn up during its descent or stay intact as it falls. Based on its orbit, scientists say the craft could fall anywhere ...

Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP via Getty Images)/Getty Images Kosmos 482's descent highlights the longevity of space debris and the importance of monitoring defunct satellites. Experts note that ...