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Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years, raising concerns over space debris
After over five decades in Earth's orbit, the Soviet Venus lander, Kosmos 482, reentered the atmosphere on May 10, 2025, ...
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Doomed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could hit Earth tonight. Here's when.
The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth overnight tonight after more than 50 years in the wrong orbit.
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Amateur astronomer reveals a colorful portrait of Earth's closest star-forming neighbor (photo)
The Rho Ophiuchi nebula system is the closest star-forming region to Earth, and as such has come under the scrutiny of both ...
A failed Soviet-era spacecraft likely crashed back to Earth overnight
The 50-plus-year-old spacecraft has been trapped in Earth orbit for decades. Now, it’s expected to fall back home.
A half-ton Soviet-era spacecraft stuck in orbit for 53 years is expected to make an uncontrolled plunge back to Earth any day now.
Yahoo News spoke with an astronomer about approximately where and when a half-ton Soviet-era spacecraft stuck in Earth's ...
NASA tracks stadium-size asteroid passing near Earth: Here's how to watch it live
The asteroid, with a diameter of about 950 feet will come close enough to Earth on Friday to warrant astronomers keeping a ...
A Soviet spacecraft is about to crash into Earth 53 years after it was launched. Here's what to know.
A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within ...
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Stadium-sized asteroid to pass by Earth
They add: "The asteroid's orbit around the Sun sees it safely pass Earth several times in just a few years before ...
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Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to plummet to Earth this weekend after 53 years
A half-ton Soviet spacecraft that never made it to Venus 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend. Built ...
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Watch As Stadium-Sized Asteroid, Largest Of 5, Flies By Earth
"This 230–510 meters large asteroid will reach its minimum distance (about 4.2 millions of km, 10.9 times the average lunar ...
656-foot asteroid can crash into Earth in 64 years. It will visit us this year as well
Another asteroid is now threatening to hit Earth. It is on the ESA's list of the Top five hazardous objects. Science & Tech Trending ...
Earth's orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse.
All the excess carbon dioxide generated by people burning fossil fuels is shrinking the upper atmosphere, exacerbating the problem with space junk, Grist explains. New research, published in Nature ...