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Soviets were headed to Venus in 1972. The spacecraft is about to return.
But the Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviets could attempt to ...
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What the Soviet Venus Probe's fiery fall to Earth might look like: These past space junk crashes offer clues
Some recent spaceflight spectacles offer hints about what you might see if Kosmos 482 happens to fall through the sky above ...
2001 Odyssey acquires Mons Venus to carry on strip club legacy in Tampa
2001 Odyssey acquired the “world-famous” Mons Venus at 2040 N. Dale Mabry Highway in January, owner Don Kleinhans told the ...
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 ...
Venus Williams, John McEnroe Among Legends Revealed for TNT Sports' Roland-Garros Team
McEnroe, Agassi, Evert, Becker, Lindsay Davenport, Jim Courier and Mats Wilander are the seven Hall of Famers, while Williams ...
3 Zodiac Signs Are Forced to Re-Evaluate Everything as Venus Sextiles Pluto Retrograde
Venus in Aries will sextile Pluto retrograde in Aquarius. This is a call to re-evaluate everything from the values you hold ...
Forgotten Soviet Venus mission ends with a bang as doomed spacecraft plummets to Earth after 50 years adrift in orbit
After 50 years, the Soviet Union's Kosmos 482 Descent Craft, intended for Venus, made an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's ...
Modeling study finds Venus's crust is surprisingly thin
New details about the crust on Venus include some surprises about the geology of Earth's hotter twin, according to new ...