Cassini Finale

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  Scientists Finally Know How Long A Day Is On Saturn

  NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed that a day on Saturn is just over 10 and-a-half-hours-long, a finding that solved a long-standing mystery of solar system science.

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  Ingredients For Life Discovered Gushing Out Of Saturn's Moon

  Last fall, as NASA's celebrated Cassini spacecraft spiraled toward its final, fatal descent into Saturn's clouds, astrochemist Morgan Cable couldn't help but shed a tear for the school-bus-size orbiter, which became a victim of its own success.

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  NASA Shares Stunning "Farewell Image" As Cassini Concludes Saturn Mission

  NASA has released a stunning view of Saturn and its splendid rings and moons, captured by the Cassini spacecraft during the final leg of its 20-year-long epic journey in space.

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  After 13 Years In Orbit, Cassini Spacecraft Crashes Into Saturn

  NASA scientists just received their last-ever message from the Cassini spacecraft, which plunged into Saturn early Friday morning. Those final bits of data signal the end of one of the most successful planetary science missions in history.

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  $3.9 Billion Spacecraft, Launched 20 Years Ago, Runs Out Of Fuel

  Global astronomers bid farewell Friday to NASA's famed Cassini spacecraft, which launched 20 years ago to circle Saturn and transformed the way we think about life elsewhere in the solar system.

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  NASA's Cassini Completes Last Flyby Of Saturn's Moon Titan

  NASA's Cassini has completed a final, distant flyby of Saturns's giant moon Titan - a "goodbye kiss" that has nudged the spacecraft towards its final plunge into the ring planet, bringing an end to its epic 20 year-long journey.

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  How To Steer A Spacecraft Into Saturn

  A billion-dollar spacecraft named Cassini is about to burn up as it plunges into the atmosphere of Saturn this month. That's the plan, exquisitely crafted. Cassini will transmit data to Earth to the very end, squeezing out the last drips of science as a valediction for one of NASA's greatest missions.

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  NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Will Crash Into Saturn - Its Final Screaming Success

  In 10 days, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will nose-dive into Saturn and burn up in the planet's atmosphere. It's the final, suicidal step of a months-long dance through Saturn's rings that has given scientists an unprecedented view of the sixth planet from the sun.

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  US Spacecraft Readies For Fiery Plunge Into Saturn After 13-Year Mission

  The US space agency's Cassini spacecraft will end its 13-year mission to Saturn in mid-September by transmitting data until the final moment before it plunges into the ringed planet's atmosphere, officials said on Tuesday.

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  NASA's Cassini Probe To Begin Final Five Orbits Around Saturn

  NASA's Cassini spacecraft is set to begin its final five ultra-close orbits around Saturn, before the probe plunges into the atmosphere of the ringed planet and ends its epic 20-year-long journey.

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  NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Finds Vast Void Between Saturn's Rings

  Cassini spacecraft found that the gap between the rings and the top of Saturn's atmosphere is about 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers).

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  NASA's Cassini Set for Second Dive Between Saturn and Its Rings Tonight

  As with the first Grand Finale dive, Cassini would be out of contact during its closest approach to Saturn, and is scheduled to transmit data from this dive on Wednesday.

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  Cassini Spacecraft Set for Final Plunge Into Saturn Atmosphere in Grand Finale

  Cassini spacecraft, after studying Saturn for two decades, is headed into an as-yet unexplored region, which culminates in a ball of fire.

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  Cassini Spacecraft Enters Grand Finale On Saturn Mission, Google Doodle Cheers On

  NASA's Cassini Spacecraft orbiting Saturn's Moon, Titan has entered its final dive, called "The Grand Finale". Google doodle for today celebrates the journey of the nearly 20-year-old spacecraft. Cassini, that has stayed in the space for 13 long years, is now beginning last leg of its exploration journey.

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  NASA's Cassini Completes Final Flyby Of Saturn's Moon Titan

  NASA's Cassini spacecraft has completed its last close flyby of Saturn's hazy moon Titan and is beginning its final set of 22 orbits before the probe plunges into the ringed planet to bring an end to its 20- year-long journey.