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NASA Announces Cassini End-of-Mission Activities. Above: NASA's Cassini spacecraft is shown during its Sept. 15, 2017, plunge into Saturn's atmosphere in this artist's depiction. Cassini will use its thrusters to keep its antenna pointed at Earth for as long as possible while sending back unique data about Saturn's atmosphere. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

The CASSINI-HUYGENS mission , commonly called Cassini, was a collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and natural satellites. The Flagship-class robotic spacecraft comprised both NASA's Cassini probe, and ESA's Huygens lander which landed on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.Cassini was the fourth space probe to visit Saturn and the first to enter its orbit. The…

Cassini schematic showing placement of the Huygens probe

Cassini Spacecraft Makes History

A NASA spacecraft near Saturn captured incredible images of Earth and its moon.

A photo of Earth taken by the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn.

After Cassini: Pondering the Saturn Mission's Legacy.

After two decades in space, NASA's Cassini spacecraft ended its remarkable journey of exploration with a grand finale.

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The Day the Earth Smiled. Launched on Oct. 15th, 1997, the Cassini spacecraft became the first spacecraft in history to enter orbit around Saturn. One of the most stunning images obtained by Cassini is this backlit view of Saturn taken on July 19, 2013. As Cassini looked back toward the Sun (blocked by Saturn) and the rest of the inner solar system, Earthlings, inhabiting the tiny dot in the center below the rings, were urged to smile as this long-distance planetary portrait was taken…

After a 20-year voyage, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is poised to dive into Saturn Friday, to burn up like a meteor. The objectives of the $3.9 billion U.S.-European mission have been accomplished many times over since its 2004 arrival at Saturn following a seven-year journey.

Cassini by the Numbers 2014

Last pic of Earth taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft before it went on a death dive into Saturn https://ift.tt/2jJcIqK

Swipe ➡️ NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured the closest images of Saturn’s mysterious hexagonal vortex, a massive six-sided jet stream at the planet’s north pole. 🛰️🔭 Spanning 25,000 km and rotating every 11 hours, this stable formation remains intact due to Saturn’s lack of surface disruptions. One of the solar system’s most intriguing patterns, it's shaped by atmospheric standing waves and could evolve over time. Follow @thegalacticvoid for more space discoveries! 🌌

This illustration imagines the view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft during one of its final dives between Saturn and its innermost rings.

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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system.

Aim to Saturn: Cassini Huygens🛰️ Cassini–Huygens (/kəˈsiːni ˈhɔɪɡənz/ kə-SEE-nee HOY-gənz), commonly called Cassini, was a space-research mission by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a space probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and natural satellites. The Flagship-class robotic spacecraft comprised both NASA's Cassini space probe and ESA's Huygens lander, which landed on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Cassini was…

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system.