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Venus Lander Launched 53 Years Ago Crashes Back Into Earth, Astronomer Shares Picture
Kosmos 482 was launched in March 1972 as part of the Soviet Venera program to explore Venus from the surface. A launch mishap left the nearly 500-kilogram spacecraft stuck in an elliptical Earth orbit for 53 years. It's journey finally came to an end after the atmospheric drag caused it to dip below the atmosphere.
A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it ...
Venus: NASA researchers discovered new evidence of tectonic activity on Earth's twin planet, Venus, by re-examining ...
New research has revealed unexpected details about the surface of Venus, Earth’s scorching hot twin. Scientists had long ...
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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