On 15 September, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will crash into Saturn, ending its mission with a bang.…
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Tears for Cassini: why it’s OK to well up over a lump of metal
Expect more of the modern phenomenon of mass mourning for a machine when the space probe…
Tears for Cassini: why it’s OK to well up over a lump of metal
Expect more of the modern phenomenon of mass mourning for a machine when the space probe…
Cassini’s Grand Finale: The spacecraft that unveiled Saturn
From magical rings to loony moons to giant polar hurricanes, in 13 years orbiting Saturn the…
Cassini to live-stream its final moments in Saturn’s atmosphere
Before the Cassini spacecraft ends its 20-year mission by disintegrating in Saturn’s atmosphere, we have one…
Cassini to live-stream its final moments in Saturn’s atmosphere
Before the Cassini spacecraft ends its 20-year mission by disintegrating in Saturn’s atmosphere, we have one…
Cassini’s Grand Finale: The ups and downs of our 20-year mission
Michele Dougherty's team rode its luck to make eye-opening discoveries around Saturn and its moons. She…
The Farthest: How the Voyager story keeps on giving
Forty years after the Voyager spacecraft launched, a movie captures the grandeur of the project –…
The Farthest: How the Voyager story keeps on giving
Forty years after the Voyager spacecraft launched, a movie captures the grandeur of the project –…
Nine probes reached the outer solar system: Where are they now?
Besides Cassini, eight missions have passed the asteroid belt – and several are still broadcasting from…