The time part or all of the dead probe is expected to impact Earth continues to narrow in on Friday overnight into Saturday ...

It is unlikely that Cosmos 482 is a danger risk to humans. The spacecraft is smaller and lighter than other objects The Aerospace Corporation typically raises awareness about, the nonprofit reported.

Here's when to see it. The EU Space Surveillance and Tracking agency said, "Object Cosmos-482 Descent Craft decayed within the last estimated re-entry window." Scientists had not been concerned ...

But if the Cosmos 482 object is indeed a Soviet reentry capsule, it would be equipped with a substantial heat shield, meaning it “might well survive Earth atmosphere entry and hit the ground ...

Cosmos (or Kosmos) 482's orbit has slowly brought it closer to our planet since 1972, and now it's on the cusp of plummeting ...

Skywatching: May 2025 full moon is a flower moon and micromoon. Here's when to see it. The EU Space Surveillance and Tracking agency said, "Object Cosmos-482 Descent Craft decayed within the last ...

NASA predicts the decaying probe could reenter Earth's atmosphere within a week. Cosmos 482 was one in a pair of identical Venus atmospheric lander probes that launched in 1972. Part of a Soviet ...