In that scenario, "the kinetic energy at impact is similar to that of ... in the future," ESA officials wrote in a Kosmos 482 blog post. The risk of injury or property damage from each individual ...

Thousands of satellites are currently orbiting Earth, and most of them are destined to return. As the number of satellites ...

Earth has a growing space junk problem, with three sizable pieces of debris crashing onto our planet every day. To combat ...

An out-of-control Russian spacecraft has probably plummeted to Earth, after 53 years stuck in orbit, experts say. In recent weeks, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 has been making an ...

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Kosmos 482 reenters Earth's atmosphere after orbiting for 53 long years The final reentry site of Kosmos 482 remains officially unconfirmed The 1972 Venus lander failed at launch but survived five ...

Kosmos Energy's GTA LNG export launch marks a strategic shift, but Q1 results highlight ongoing risks: losses, falling revenue, and high debt. Production is set to increase in H2 2025, but the ...

and the spacecraft's return highlights the growing risk of potentially hazardous space debris orbiting Earth. Article continues below Kosmos 482 was just one of more than 1.2 million pieces of ...

A Soviet Venera-4 model, similar to the lost Kosmos 482 landing capsule, is on display at a museum. Credit: ESA / Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics Before a Soviet-era spacecraft intended for Venus ...

The spacecraft, called Kosmos 482 (also known as Cosmos 482), was launched ... The ESA previously stated, "The risk of any satellite re-entry causing injury is extremely remote." ...