Kosmos 482 may crash back to Earth after 53 years in orbit, with reentry expected around May 10, 2025. Risk to public remains low.

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

In an astonishing twist, theKosmos 482, a Russian spacecraft launched in 1972, is thought to have finally fallen to Earth ...

Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos 482 re-enters Earth's atmosphere after 53 years in orbit without causing injuries or damage, ...

A potentially destructive Soviet Venus lander that was lost in space for over half a century has reentered the Earth's ...

After over five decades in Earth's orbit, the Soviet Venus lander, Kosmos 482, reentered the atmosphere on May 10, 2025, ...

What is the Soviet-era spacecraft, Cosmos 482? Cosmos 482 – also referred to as Kosmos 482 – is believed to be a Soviet ... A large swath of the globe could be a potential reentry location for the ...

The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 (Cosmos 482 ... But if the Cosmos 482 object is indeed a Soviet reentry capsule, it would be equipped with a substantial heat shield, meaning it “might ...

Now the atmosphere is dragging it back towards Earth with a predicted re-entry of May 10. You can get updates on Kosmos 482’s position here. The lander had a titanium body designed to withstand ...

"As the reentry comes closer, the predictions will become more precise in the updates." The Kosmos 482 probe was made and launched by the USSR in 1972 as part of the Soviet Union's Venera program ...

The UK capital is just one of the 26 cities listed as being potentially in the firing line of the spacecraft’s re-entry to Earth. Also on the list is Algiers, Durban, Salvador, Hiroshima, and ...

Scientists had estimated the Kosmos-482, a Venus lander stranded in Earth orbit since 1972, was expected to make an uncontrolled reentry between 8-13 May. However, ESA’s Space Debris Office ...