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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.

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Soviet Venus Lander Kosmos 482 Crashes to Earth After 53 Years in Orbit

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

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Failed Soviet-era spacecraft returned to Earth on Saturday

Debris from the 50 year-old probe Cosmos 482 crash-landed into the Indian Ocean over the weekend.

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Venus’s surprisingly thin crust might hold clues to its fiery past

New research has revealed unexpected details about the surface of Venus, Earth’s scorching hot twin. Scientists had long ...

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Earth's 'twin' planet was more active than we thought - Nasa reveals

Venus: NASA researchers discovered new evidence of tectonic activity on Earth's twin planet, Venus, by re-examining ...

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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