Cassini spacecraft

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…

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

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.

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

Enhanced RGB (BL1, Green and Red) in visible light and enlargement Image taken by Cassini spacecraft Credit : NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/ Thomas Thomopoulos

It’s been NASA’s plan for months, but now that it’s here it’s an incredibly bittersweet moment: Cassini, the spacecraft which has sent back some jaw-dropping …

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

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…

Diagram of the Cassini spacecraft and Huygens probe.

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