The Soviet-era Kosmos 482, a Venus-bound spacecraft launched in 1972, is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere between May 9 and ...

Nearly 46 years after the Skylab space station caused a sonic boom as it blazed a kaleidoscopic trail across the WA sky, ...

An expert has revealed the potential crash zone of Kosmos 482, a failed spacecraft due to crash back to Earth this week ...

BRIN Space Research Center has reported that the spacecraft Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth on Saturday afternoon, .

Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft ... Because the potential impact zone covers a vast area, it is nearly impossible to pinpoint the exact crash location in advance. Most objects that reenter ...

but experts won't know an impact zone until after the event and can't predict exactly when it will come down. Kosmos 482 is just one of more than 1.2 million pieces of space debris measuring ...

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

The Space Age past may come knocking on the world's door next week as the defunct Soviet Union's Kosmos 482 Venus lander ... you're out of the impact zone. If you're in it, bear in mind that ...

The spacecraft is expected to hit Earth at a staggering speed of 17,000mph - which Langbroek likened to a meteorite impact. Soon after its botched launch, Kosmos 482 broke into several pieces.