Here's what to know about Cosmos 482 and its return to Earth. When will Cosmos 482 return to Earth? Various space entities give a variety of estimates of when the spacecraft could

If everything had gone to plan, an uncrewed Soviet-era spacecraft would have landed on Venus in 1972 to conduct a few hours of operations before dying for good. The probe known as Cosmos 482 was meant to eventually sputter out of life on the scorching ...