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A Soviet space probe launched in the 1970s on a failed mission to Venus is expected to land back on Earth as early as this ...

The result: a world similar to the one that existed around 2.5 billion years ago – before the so-called “Great Oxidation ...

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 ...

Explorers know that the Earth’s oceans are vast, covering about 71% of the surface of the globe. According to a new study, ...

A professor from The Open University is just one of seven international scientists trusted by China to take the moon rocks ...

A remnant of the Soviet Venus program, Kosmos 482 has stayed aloft in in Earth's orbit for 53 years. But it may make a return ...

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Cosmos 482 was launched to space by the Soviet Union in 1972 and was supposed to reach Venus. It has been stuck in Earth's orbit.

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days.

The craft weighs half a ton and could be traveling at 150 mph. The chances of it hitting a populated area are 'infinitesimally small.' ...