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A dead Soviet space probe from 1972 is falling back to Earth
In 1972, the Soviet Union launched a pair of space probes destined for Venus. While the USSR’s Venera 8 successfully reached ...
Soviet Probe May Strike Earth Next Wednesday — What To Know
A space probe called Kosmos 482 sent to explore Venus by the U.S.S.R. in 1972 but marooned in Earth orbit ever since is about ...
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Voyager 1 Reconnects With Earth Over Radio Transmitter That Hasn’t Been Used In 47 Years
The space agency reconnected with Voyager 1 ... Laboratory sent a command to the probe to turn on one of its heaters. The probe had enough power for the heater, but the command activated Voyager ...