Soviet-era spacecraft likely to crash back to Earth this week: Should you be worried?

A Soviet-era spacecraft launched in the 1970s, originally intended to land on Venus, is now expected to crash back to Earth. Nasa said that the Kosmos 482 spacecraft could reenter Earth's atmosphere between May 7 and May 13. Built to withstand Venus' extreme conditions, parts of the spacecraft may survive reentry without burning up. Notably, Kosmos 482 was one of a series of Venus missions launched by the Soviet Union in 1972

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