【xxx movie | Adult Movies Online】
A Cold War-era spacecraft is xxx movie | Adult Movies Onlineheading home after a half-century adrift.
Back in the 1970s, the Soviet Union had its sights set on Venus, sometimes known as Earth's evil twin. A thick atmosphere traps heat in a runaway greenhouse effect, making it the hottest planet in the solar system, despite being farther than Mercuryfrom the sun.
But the Venera mission, which launched from Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972, failed long before the Soviets could attempt to touch down on the hellscape. Something went wrong with an engine burn to put the vehicle on its Venutian trajectory, and the uncrewed spacecraft got stuck in space.
You May Also Like
Some 53 years later, the lander is expected to finally make its descent, although not on its intended target. Researchers watching the capsule, dubbed Kosmos 482, believe it will fall back to Earth any day now. Exactly where and when are not clear, but the latest estimates suggest it could happen between May 9 and 11.
"The uncertainty will be fairly significant right up to reentry," according to NASA.
SEE ALSO: The most spectacular images of Venus ever captured
Right now the mid-century relic is zooming over our heads in an oval-shaped Earth orbit, getting a bit slower with each lap. As it flies, it dips into the upper layersof the atmosphere. That drag has pulled the capsule ever lower.
It seems gravity is winning this space race.
The chances of it hitting people is "infinitesimally small," said Marcin Pilinski, a research scientist at the University of Coloradowho is monitoring the spacecraft. Most likely it will end its journey plunging into an ocean, given that two-thirds of the planet is covered in water.
Still, the object — about three feet wide and more than 1,000 pounds — poses "an unusual and noteworthy risk" compared to the typical assortment of satellite debris that rains down on Earth, according to the company Space Environment Technologies. There is a slight possibility it could re-enter over densely populated regions.

Experts also think there's a chance it could withstand its fiery descent somewhat intact. The Soviet space agency, now known as Roscosmosunder Russia, built the spacecraft to meet the demands of Venus. The toxic world's climateis hot enough to melt lead, and the atmospheric pressure is 75 times that of Earth. That means Kosmos 482 is armored like a submarine.
Related Stories
- Venus is 900 degrees. That's surprisingly not why it's bone-dry.
- The most spectacular images of Venus ever captured
- The best telescopes for gazing at stars and solar eclipses in 2024
- Why an out-of-control Chinese rocket just crashed into Earth
- Lava poured out of a volcano on Venus, scientists find
Invisible forces around Earth — ripples and waves in the atmosphere, solar storms, and weather — make tracking this object's landing difficult. Sometimes the sun shoots out bursts of energythat can temporarily bloat Earth’s atmosphere, which can alter the speeds of orbiting objects flying through it.
Despite its rugged exterior, Kosmos 482's best case scenario is likely becoming the host for a deep-sea reef. No one is going to go look for it, Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist who tracks spacecraft and debris in Earth's orbit, told Mashable.
"If it falls in the ocean, the debris will sink and never be found," he said.
Though this capsule didn't make it to Venus, others did. One of them, Venera 8, launched just four days earlier and touched down on Venus on July 22, 1972. For 63 minutes, it beamed back data to Earth. Then it fried in the all-consuming heat.
Search
Categories
Latest Posts
Instagram tests Storylines, a collaborative twist on Stories
2025-06-26 23:08Cryptojacking surged in late 2017, report says
2025-06-26 22:5219 of the funniest British tweets so far in 2018
2025-06-26 22:07Samsung The Frame deal: Get up to 40% off at Samsung
2025-06-26 22:05Popular Posts
NYT Strands hints, answers for May 1
2025-06-26 23:05Tropical Cyclone Nora intensifies off Australia's northeast coast
2025-06-26 21:54Everything you need to know about the March For Our Lives
2025-06-26 21:06'Black Mirror' Season 7: 'Hotel Reverie,' explained
2025-06-26 20:41Popular Articles
Wordle today: The answer and hints for April 14, 2025
2025-06-26 22:29Vivo V9 is an iPhone X lookalike with a powerful selfie camera
2025-06-26 22:06Perfect pranks for celebrating Easter since it's on April Fools' Day
2025-06-26 21:07Newsletter
Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest updates.
Comments (4118)
Inspiration Information Network
It's Time to Reinvent the Digital Pen
2025-06-26 23:01Warmth Information Network
Google Assistant now lets you send money to friends via Google Pay
2025-06-26 22:58Habit Information Network
Amy Poehler's directorial debut is coming to Netflix and holy moly it has an epic cast
2025-06-26 22:18Habit Information Network
Zuckerberg's response to Facebook backlash matters more than you think
2025-06-26 21:19Expressing Aspiration Information Network
EPA's leader is open to reconsidering crucial climate assessment
2025-06-26 20:34