<ul><li>Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, launched in 1972 to collect data from Venus, is set to crash down on Earth after being marooned in orbit due to a malfunction.</li><li>Remaining pieces of Kosmos 482, including a 1,091-pound lander, are expected to plummet around May 10th, according to Dutch scientist Marco Langbroek.</li><li>There is uncertainty about where the spacecraft will fall or if it will burn up before impact, as it was designed to survive extreme temperatures on Venus.</li><li>The real-world chances of getting hit by Kosmos 482 are very slim, similar to the risk of a random meteorite fall, according to Langbroek.</li></ul>

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