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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Vinay Patel

UK South of Cambridge, Ispwich, or Milton Keynes at Risk of Being Hit by Soviet Spacecraft: What's Going On?

Fifty years after its launch, a defunct Soviet satellite, Kosmos 482, is on a collision course with Earth, with a significant chunk predicted to land between 9th and 13th May. (Credit: Pixabay)

A gigantic piece of Cold War space trash is heading for the planet, and part of United Kingdom is possibly in its sights.

Worth about the cost of a small vehicle, this 500kg Soviet space fantasy debris of Kosmos 482 could strike between May 9-13, with residents south of Cambridge, Ipswich, and Milton Keynes are looking up in terror.

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