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Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth

Mashable on MSN · 4h

Watch how an old Venus spacecraft tumbled before crashing to Earth

The Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviet Union could attempt to touch down on Venus. Because of a propulsion problem, it never escaped Earth's orbit. A half-century later, the landing capsule was predicted to reenter the atmosphere. That day arrived on Saturday, May 10.

Space.com on MSN · 4d

Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit

The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred at 2:24 a.m. ET (0624 GMT or 9:24 a.m. Moscow time) over the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia, according to Russia's space agency Roscosmos. Kosmos 482 appears to have fallen harmlessly into the sea.

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Soviet spacecraft crashes into Earth 53 years after its failed mission to Venus

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.

Space.com on MSN5d

Failed Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth tonight, but when and where? Here's what we know

It's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter around 2:26 am ET on ...

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Earth's 'twin' planet was more active than we thought - Nasa reveals

Venus: NASA researchers discovered new evidence of tectonic activity on Earth's twin planet, Venus, by re-examining ...

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Venus’s surprisingly thin crust might hold clues to its fiery past

New research has revealed unexpected details about the surface of Venus, Earth’s scorching hot twin. Scientists had long ...

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