Soviet-era spacecraft ‘likely’ to have re-entered Earth’s atmosphere

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Getty Images The image shows two individuals in white lab coats lowering the descent capsule of the Soviet space probe Venera 5 or 6 into a large, cylindrical metal structure to test the heat resistance. The capsule is spherical with a dark bottom half and a lighter top half, featuring several circular holes. — The Soviet Union launched a number of missions to explore Venus – this probe was from an earlier flight

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft is likely to have re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere after…

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