WTF is floating around Saturn?
NASA Cassini spacecraft performed its final, fateful dive into Saturn several weeks ago, destroying itself in the planet’s atmosphere and ending an incredible mission that spanned nearly two full dec…
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NASA’s Cassini Captured an Unexplained Saturn ‘Glitch’ Before Its Fateful Dive
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft completed its incredibly successful extended mission last week, punctuated by a fiery death at the hands of Saturn’s upper atmosphere. But just before the orbiter bid farewe…
These are the LAST Images the Cassini Spacecraft Sent To Earth
After 13 years of service and more than half a million captured images, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft was consumed by the atmosphere of the planet dubbed as the ‘Lord of the Rings,’ aka Saturn. NASA’s Ca…
Well, NASA’s Cassini Is Dead
If you woke up this morning feeling a little down for a Friday, that might be because the entire scientific and space watching community is mourning the demise of NASA’s incredible Cassini Saturn o…
Cassini’s 10 Best Pictures From Its 13-Year Voyage around Saturn
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has been voyaging through the solar system since October 1997. It went into orbit around Saturn in 2004 and has since taken thousands of images of the planet, its rings, and…
Goodbye, Saturn — It Was Nice Seeing You
Just six months after the Cassini spacecraft arrived at Saturn, its cameras caught something spectacular. It was Jan. 16, 2005, and Cassini was zipping past Enceladus, a bright, tiny moon just 313 mi…
NASA Is About To Destroy A $3.26 Billion Spacecraft by Flying It into Saturn
NASA is about to say a fond farewell to its Cassini spacecraft. After 13 years of exploring Saturn and its mysterious moons, Cassini is running out of fuel. NASA is using the remaining dregs to fly i…
You’ve Never Seen More Beautiful Pictures of Saturn’s Rings
On September 15, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will dive headlong into Saturn’s atmosphere, never to be heard of again. Before then, Cassini continues to study the ringed planet, capturing gorgeous image…
NASA’s Cassini Dove Past Saturn’s Rings and Sent Back This Gorgeous Video
NASA’s Cassini orbiter continues to send back some stunning shots of Saturn even as its days are rapidly coming to an end. The spacecraft’s latest delivery is one of its best yet, offering us a glimp…
These are Some of the Closest Ever Images of Saturn that Cassini Ever Captured, And They're Incredible
NASA's Cassini probe is plunging to its death. The nuclear-powered spacecraft has orbited Saturn for 13 years, and sent back hundreds of thousands of images. The photos include close-ups of the…
NASA Just Released a Video Showing Exactly What Cassini Saw During Its 'First Fantastic Dive' Over Saturn
In late April, NASA's Cassini spacecraft began a series of potentially dangerous dives, or "ring crossings," between Saturn and its innermost rings of ice. Many of the new images it bea…
The Best of Cassini—13 Years in Orbit Around Saturn
This September, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will take its final measurements and images as it plunges into Saturn’s atmosphere at 77,000 miles per hour, burning up high above the cloud tops. Launched i…