On September 15, 2017, NASA’s Cassini spacecraftmade its final journey into the heart of Saturn, marking the end of an extraordinary 13-year mission dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of the gas ...

(Reuters) - NASA is preparing to send its long-lived Cassini probe into the unexplored region between Saturn and its rings for a scientific grand finale before the spacecraft's suicidal plunge into ...

Saturn’s magnetic shield does not sit where many scientists would expect. After combing through years of data from the Cassini spacecraft, researchers found that a key opening in Saturn’s ...

A thrilling epoch in the exploration of our solar system came to a close today, as NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made a fateful plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn, ending its 13-year tour of the ringed ...

Joined at the hip for the last seven years, Cassini and Huygens finally separated Dec. 24 PST after a 3.5 billion kilometer (2.2 billion mile) journey through our solar system. While the Cassini ...

Spacecraft remain the best lens with which humans have viewed the universe beyond Earth. These spacecraft are dedicated to increasing the knowledge of humans. One of the best examples is the ...

An artist rendering of the Cassini spacecraft entering orbit around Saturn. An artist rendering of the Cassini spacecraft entering orbit around Saturn. After nearly 20 years in space and 13 years in ...

After a 20-year voyage around Saturn, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has completed its mission with a final plunge into the planet's atmosphere. Cassini was the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn giving NASA ...

After a 20-year voyage, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is poised to dive into Saturn this week to become forever one with the exquisite planet. There's no turning back: Friday it careens through the ...