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Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth

Watch how an old Venus spacecraft tumbled before crashing to Earth

The Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviet Union could attempt to touch down on Venus. Because of a propulsion problem, it never escaped Earth's orbit. A half-century later, the landing capsule was predicted to reenter the atmosphere. That day arrived on Saturday, May 10.

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Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit

A Soviet-era space probe crashed back to Earth after more than 50 years in orbit

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Venus is deforming: 36-year-old data reveals big quakes changing the planet

This is another similarity the planet could be sharing with Earth, which is continually renewed by the constant shifting and ...

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Something is moving under the surface of Venus

Mysterious features on the surface of Venus might suggest that there is activity under its surface, scientists have suggested ...

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Venus’ surprisingly thin crust is more active than Earth’s, NASA reveals

Data for the study came from NASA’s Magellan mission, which orbited Venus in the 1990s. Though decades old, its radar ...

Venus May Be More Earth-Like Than We Thought – And It's Still Moving

A new study of Venus suggests that the deeply inhospitable world may be more like Earth than we thought.

Venus might not be as dead as we thought

New research suggests that Venus may have ongoing tectonics, based on data from NASA's Magellan mission conducted over 30 ...

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A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus is due to crash back to Earth this week

A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it ...

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