Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

Failed Soviet probe will soon crash to Earth – and we don't know where


Kosmos 482, a Soviet spacecraft that never made it beyond Earth’s orbit on its way to Venus, is due to come crashing down on 9 or 10 May

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on New Scientist

Read more on:

Photo of Failed Soviet probe

Failed Soviet probe

Photo of Soviet

Soviet

Photo of Earth

Earth

Related news:

News photo

What to Know about Kosmos-482, the Soviet Spacecraft Crash-Landing on Earth

News photo

A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth, and an astronomer will attempt to catch it on camera on May 9

News photo

What the Soviet Venus Probe's fiery fall to Earth might look like: These past space junk crashes offer clues