The time part or all of the dead probe is expected to impact Earth continues to narrow in on Friday overnight into Saturday ...

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 ...

Space debris re-enters Earth every day. Most of it burns up in the atmosphere. But Russia's 1972 failed Venera mission probe Cosmos 482 is different. It was meant to land on Venus in 1972 at the ...

Cosmos 482 – also referred to as Kosmos 482 ... the federally-funded Virginia-based Aerospace Corp., which tracks space debris, predicts the probe reentering Earth's atmosphere at 1:54 ...

Kosmos 482’s return serves as a quiet reminder. The early days of space exploration still echo in orbit. With more missions flying, tracking aging space debris becomes increasingly vital.