Countdown to Impact
May 9, 2025
Doomed Soviet spacecraft count crash to Earth this weekend
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The Soviet-era Kosmos 482 spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday in the Indian Ocean, more than a half-century after its failed launch. It remains unclear whether any portions survived re-entry, but University of Arizona professor of planetary sciences and Space4 Center Director Vishnu Reddy said on Friday the risk to humans was very low.