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 ...

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft went on a long and treacherous mission that ended last year in spectacular fashion. The large space explorer dove into Saturn’s atmosphere, exploded into flames ...

The Cassini probe has begun the final phase of its mission to Saturn. The satellite has executed the first of five ultra-close passes of the giant world, dipping down far enough to brush through ...

For the last 13 years, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spied on Saturn and its many moons. Turns out, this region of space could hold the greatest secrets of our solar system. Here are 5 of the most ...

NASA's Cassini spacecraft plunged into Saturn's atmosphere on September 15, marking an end to its mission to study the ringed planet and its many, mysterious moons. The spacecraft spent 13 years ...

On 15 September, we say farewell to this game-changing mission and crash the probe into Saturn’s toxic clouds, protecting these moons from contamination. All images courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

The Cassini space probe is due to end its 20 year mission to study Saturn, by crashing in to the planet on Friday 15 September. Michele Dougherty, The Royal Society, Research Professor ...

The Cassini spacecraft, which explored Saturn and its moons from 2004 to 2017, relied heavily on sophisticated attitude control and navigation systems to achieve its scientific objectives.

NASA's Cassini-Huygens spacecraft ended its 20-year mission in 2017 by plunging into Saturn, but it continues to provide valuable scientific data. Using radar data from Cassini, Cornell University ...