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Old Soviet Venus lander's fall to Earth will be no ordinary space junk crash. Here's why

The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus probe will fall back to Earth from orbit soon, and it may well make it to the ground in one piece.

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What to Know About The Soviet-Era Venus Spacecraft Plunging Back to Earth

Launched in 1972, the failed Venus probe has been stuck in Earth orbit ever since. Now it's hurtling back down to Earth.

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Soviets were headed to Venus in 1972. The spacecraft is about to return.

But the Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviets could attempt to touch down on the hellscape. Something went wrong with an engine burn to put the vehicle on its Venutian trajectory, and the uncrewed spacecraft got stuck in space.

Soviet spaceship set to crash into Earth at 17,000mph on Saturday as map shows impact zone for doomed 500kg Venus probe

A SOVIET spacecraft once destined for Venus is expected to crash back to Earth on Saturday after more than 50 years stuck in ...

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53 years after launch, it's going to hit the Earth.

Unfortunately, as is often the case with sending spacecraft flying into the Solar System, not all of the probes made it to their final destination. One probe, launched in 1972, failed to make it to ...

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Venus, Saturn and Neptune align in the predawn sky this week: Here's how to spot them

Venus will partner up with the giant planets Saturn and Neptune to form a line up in the pre-dawn sky on May 8, with ...

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