Source: CBS News
“Just weeks ago, scientists warned that a ‘city killer’ asteroid had a small chance of hitting Earth. While that prediction was thankfully revised, the planet may have to worry about another object plummeting down from the heavens — a 1970s spacecraft called Kosmos 482. The Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth. It’s too early to know where the half-ton mass of metal might come down or how much of it will survive reentry, according to space debris-tracking experts.” (05/06/25)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacecraft-kosmos-482-plunging-back-earth-what-to-know/