Brandon Specktor

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Brandon Specktor

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of a satellite crashing into the ocean after an uncontrolled reentry through Earth's atmosphere. A similar fate is expected to await the Soviet Kosmos 482 probe, which could fall to Earth tonight.

4 weeks ago | msn.com | Brandon Specktor

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4 weeks ago | livescience.com | Brandon Specktor

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 will conclude its roughly 50-year jaunt through Earth's orbit this weekend, with experts predicting it could crash back to our planet as soon as tonight (May 9). The latest predictions from the European Space Agency (ESA) reveal that the Kosmos 482 Descent Craft is poised to reenter Earth's atmosphere at approximately 2:26 a.m. EDT (06:26 GMT) on Saturday, May 10.

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Brandon Specktor

8 hours agoCatch up in minutes with these 7 stories. Leo XIV became the first American pope. White smoke: Cardinals yesterday elected Chicago-born Robert Prevost, also a citizen of Peru, to lead the Catholic Church. We examined his choice of papal name — and his social views.• The reaction: U.S. Catholics were …

1 month ago | livescience.com | Brandon Specktor

A failed Soviet spacecraft that was mistakenly trapped in Earth orbit more than 50 years ago is expected to finally crash back to our planet this week. Experts predict that the spacecraft, called the Kosmos 482 Descent Craft, will make its final, fiery plunge through the atmosphere sometime between May 8 and May 12, traveling at an estimated speed of 150 mph (242 km/h) as it careens through the sky like a meteor.