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How does a flaming piece of space junk end up on Earth? A space archaeologist explains

How does a flaming piece of space junk end up on Earth? A space archaeologist explains

A piece of a suspected rocket found on fire in Western Australia highlights the growing problem of space junk – and how humanity is dealing with it.

21.10.2025 6

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Alice Gorman

More than 50 years after trying to reach Venus, a failed Soviet spacecraft is about to return to Earth

The Soviet Union launched Kosmos 482 towards Venus in 1972. But all didn’t go to plan.

07.05.2025 20

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Alice Gorman