Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted Scientists say they're certain that a SpaceX rocket has slammed into the moon as predicted The Independent UK · Aug 5
How to track a spy satellite |Euronews Tech Talks Marco Langbroek has spent 50 years observing space - and he’s more worried than ever. Euronews · Mar 4
Charred piece of secretive Chinese rocket found still smoldering in the Australian outback Experts believe that a five-foot-wide piece of space debris discovered near an Australian mining town was part of a dead Chinese rocket. The wreckage likely crashed just before it was found. LiveScience · Oct 23, 2025
Is This Proof of 3I/ATLAS? Shocking Space Debris Discovery in Australia Fuels Viral Alien Theories An unexpected piece of carbon fibre debris discovered burning in rural Australia has sparked viral alien theories connecting it to the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. International Business Times UK · Oct 23, 2025
Mysterious debris found in Australian outback likely from Chinese rocket, space agency says Experts say it is rare to find rocket debris intact on land and smouldering hot The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025
Mysterious smoldering wreckage in Australian Outback is likely part of a Chinese rocket A piece of smoldering wreckage found in Western Australia is likely part of a Chinese rocket that crashed to Earth on Saturday (Oct. 18), experts say. Space · Oct 20, 2025
Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus lander fell back to Earth today (May 10), bringing a five-decade space odyssey to a dramatic end. Space · May 10, 2025
Failed Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth tonight, but when and where? Here's what we know The Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth on May 10, but exactly when and where remains unknown. Space · May 9, 2025
Soviet satellite Kosmos 482 due to crash into Earth this week – what is the probe and where could it hit? A failed Soviet spacecraft is hurtling back to Earth, but where will it land? Evening Standard · May 8, 2025
Old Soviet Venus lander's fall to Earth will be no ordinary space junk crash. Here's why The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus probe will fall back to Earth from orbit soon, and it may well make it to the ground in one piece. Space · May 7, 2025
UK South of Cambridge, Ispwich, or Milton Keynes at Risk of Being Hit by Soviet Spacecraft: What's Going On? A lost Soviet satellite, Kosmos 482, is predicted to crash back to Earth, with a 500kg fragment potentially hitting the planet between 9th and 13th May. International Business Times UK · May 7, 2025
Soviet-era spacecraft from aborted Venus mission set to plummet to Earth The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. Euronews · May 2, 2025
New images of Soviet Venus lander falling to Earth suggest its parachute may be out The soon-to-reenter Soviet Cosmos 482 Venus probe is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery provides some interesting details. Space · May 2, 2025
Spacecraft to plunge back to Earth a half-century after failed Venus launch The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 in 1972 The Independent UK · May 1, 2025
LiveScience · Apr 30, 2025 Doomed Soviet satellite from 1972 will tumble uncontrollably to Earth next week — and it could land almost anywhere The lander section of the Kosmos 482 probe was launched in 1972 and designed to survive on Venus. Now it's due a fiery reentry to Earth.
The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025 Failed Soviet satellite hurtling towards Earth may hit like a meteorite, tracker warns Space probe was designed for Venus landing but never made it out of Earth orbit
Space · Apr 28, 2025 A failed Soviet Venus lander will fall back to Earth after being stranded for 53 years A Venus lander launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 has been predicted to fall back to Earth some time in May.
LiveScience · Sep 4, 2024 NASA's newly unfurled solar sail has started 'tumbling' end-over-end in orbit, surprising observations show A NASA spacecraft erected a large, foil solar sail in orbit around Earth last week, after a failed attempt days earlier. However, subsequent observations of the spacecraft show it is "tumbling or wobbling" through space, which may have also impacted its trajectory around our planet.
Space · Apr 14, 2022 Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.