The ESA Space Debris Office is closely following the reentry of the Cosmos (Kosmos) 482 Venus descent craft and currently expects the object to reenter Earth's atmosphere at 09:12 CEST on 10 May ...

The 1,091-pound craft, also known as Cosmos 482 and Venera 8, is predicted to reach reentry within nine hours of 1:54 a.m. ET on May 10, according to the Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris ...

The European Space Agency is monitoring Cosmos 482's uncontrolled descent. The spacecraft was last spotted on radar over Germany between 12:30 a.m. ET and 2:04 a.m. ET.

This particular piece of space junk did not pose a substantial risk to people on the ground, experts told CNN. But it garnered international attention because of Cosmos 482’s unique history.

This will be no ordinary space junk fall. The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 spacecraft will crash to Earth in the coming days after more than 50 years in orbit. Its homecoming may not spark the ...

There’s no record of space debris ever causing a human fatality. “The risk of any satellite reentry causing injury is extremely remote,” ESA officials wrote in a blog post about Kosmos 482.

NASA expects Cosmos 482 to return to Earth roughly around 3:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 10. The European Space Agency predicts the spacecraft to return around 2:26 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 10.

Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a ...

Why It Matters Kosmos 482's descent highlights the longevity of space debris and the importance of monitoring defunct satellites. Experts note that, while such re-entries are rare, they show the ...

Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft, plunged to Earth more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus.