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Soviet Venus Lander Kosmos 482 Crashes to Earth After 53 Years in Orbit
Off-page Excerpt: Kosmos 482, a failed Soviet Venus lander launched in 1972, finally fell to Earth on May 10 after 53 years in orbit. Reentry estimates vary, but experts believe the probe likely splashed into the Indian Ocean. Designed to withstand Venus’s atmosphere, it may have reached Earth’s surface intact, renewing global concerns over un...
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ISS Successfully Executes Collision Avoidance Maneuver Amid Rising Space Junk Threat
The International Space Station (ISS) conducted its 39th collision avoidance maneuver to evade space debris from a 2015 satellite breakup. The adjustment in orbit prevented a potential close encounter within 2.5 miles of the ISS. Experts attribute increasing debris risks to factors such as satellite fragmentation events and solar activity. Measures...
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India Has 111 Payloads, 105 Space Debris Objects Orbiting Earth: Centre
India has 111 payloads and 105 space debris objects orbiting the earth as tracked and catalogued by USSPACECOM, Union minister Jitendra Singh told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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Chinese Rocket Breaks Up After Satellite Launch, Tumbling Fast
The rocket was used to send Yunhai 3 satellite to orbit, China's 50th successful launch this year.
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India's Test Created 400 Pieces Of Debris, Risk To Space Station: NASA
The head of National Aeronautics and Space Administration todaybranded India's destruction of one of its satellites a "terrible thing" that had created 400 pieces of orbital debris and led to new dangers for astronauts aboard International Space Station
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China Rocket Parts Hit Villager's Home: Police, Media
Debris from a rocket carrying a Chinese satellite into orbit crashed into a villager's home minutes after the launch, local police and media reports said.
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'Fireball' Spotted in the Sky Believed to Have Caused Crater in This Kerala Town
A suspected depression or an impact crater, believed to be caused by a 'fireball' spotted on Friday night in several districts of Kerala, has been located in Karimalloor village in Ernakulam district today.
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Dead NASA satellite hits Earth, site not known yet
NASA's dead six-ton satellite fell to Earth early Saturday morning, starting its fiery death plunge somewhere over the vast Pacific Ocean.
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Russia to spend $2 billion to clean outer space
Russia will build a special orbital pod worth $2 billion that would sweep up satellite debris from space around the Earth.Every year, the space near Earth becomes more and more densely populated with used satellites and their debris, and the new system - estimated to cost about 60 billion rubles ($1.9 billion) - would help clean it up, Xinhua repor...
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Soviet Venus Lander Kosmos 482 Crashes to Earth After 53 Years in Orbit
Off-page Excerpt: Kosmos 482, a failed Soviet Venus lander launched in 1972, finally fell to Earth on May 10 after 53 years in orbit. Reentry estimates vary, but experts believe the probe likely splashed into the Indian Ocean. Designed to withstand Venus’s atmosphere, it may have reached Earth’s surface intact, renewing global concerns over un...
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ISS Successfully Executes Collision Avoidance Maneuver Amid Rising Space Junk Threat
The International Space Station (ISS) conducted its 39th collision avoidance maneuver to evade space debris from a 2015 satellite breakup. The adjustment in orbit prevented a potential close encounter within 2.5 miles of the ISS. Experts attribute increasing debris risks to factors such as satellite fragmentation events and solar activity. Measures...
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India Has 111 Payloads, 105 Space Debris Objects Orbiting Earth: Centre
India has 111 payloads and 105 space debris objects orbiting the earth as tracked and catalogued by USSPACECOM, Union minister Jitendra Singh told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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Chinese Rocket Breaks Up After Satellite Launch, Tumbling Fast
The rocket was used to send Yunhai 3 satellite to orbit, China's 50th successful launch this year.
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India's Test Created 400 Pieces Of Debris, Risk To Space Station: NASA
The head of National Aeronautics and Space Administration todaybranded India's destruction of one of its satellites a "terrible thing" that had created 400 pieces of orbital debris and led to new dangers for astronauts aboard International Space Station
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China Rocket Parts Hit Villager's Home: Police, Media
Debris from a rocket carrying a Chinese satellite into orbit crashed into a villager's home minutes after the launch, local police and media reports said.
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'Fireball' Spotted in the Sky Believed to Have Caused Crater in This Kerala Town
A suspected depression or an impact crater, believed to be caused by a 'fireball' spotted on Friday night in several districts of Kerala, has been located in Karimalloor village in Ernakulam district today.
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Dead NASA satellite hits Earth, site not known yet
NASA's dead six-ton satellite fell to Earth early Saturday morning, starting its fiery death plunge somewhere over the vast Pacific Ocean.
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Russia to spend $2 billion to clean outer space
Russia will build a special orbital pod worth $2 billion that would sweep up satellite debris from space around the Earth.Every year, the space near Earth becomes more and more densely populated with used satellites and their debris, and the new system - estimated to cost about 60 billion rubles ($1.9 billion) - would help clean it up, Xinhua repor...
