No Cap: Soviet Space Junk Bout to Yeet Itself on Canada After 53 Years 🚀🇨🇦

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Okay, so listen up, this is wild. Back in '72, the Soviets were like, "We're going to Venus!" and launched this probe, Kosmos 482, with all the ambition in the world. But plot twist, it didn't exactly go as planned.

Fast forward to now, and it's predicted that Kosmos 482 is about to make its grand re-entrance to Earth’s atmosphere around May 10, 2025. And where might this cosmic relic land? Well, anywhere between 52 degrees north and 52 degrees south latitude is fair game, which includes parts of Canada, New Zealand, and even maybe Venus, Texas. Imagine the memes if it did a full circle.

But here's the tea: this isn't the first time space junk has been a problem. Back in '78, a Soviet satellite straight-up exploded over northern Canada, spreading radioactive vibes everywhere. Two pieces of Kosmos 482 also ended up in New Zealand, causing minor concerns. So yeah, space debris is a whole mood.

They say the lander was built with a titanium body to survive the Venusian heat, so it might just tank the re-entry and be nbd. But fr tho, the real takeaway is that space is getting mad crowded, and all this space junk is low-key bad for the environment. We gotta do better, space agencies. No cap.

Between 1961 and 1989, the Soviets and the U.S. tried 37 missions to Venus, but only 22 of them were a W. Kosmos 482 is like the last piece of that Venus program still chilling in orbit.