Tag: Cassini
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Scientists compile Cassini’s unique observations of Saturn’s rings
To determine the size of the ring particles, UVIS observed them when the instrument was pointed at the Sun, looking through the rings in what is known as a solar occultation.
October 19, 2022 -
A matter of pride and joy
Cassini will long be remembered as one of the most ambitious and successful space missions ever undertaken. First there was the sheer distance involved. The 22ft long spacecraft, launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 1997, took seven years to reach Saturn after a journey of two billion miles that involved fleeting visits to Venus, Earth...
September 20, 2017 -
After revealing Saturn, Cassini set for final dive on Sept 15
NASA’s robotic spacecraft Cassini that has been orbiting Saturn for 13 years is set for a final dive towards the planet and burn up in its atmosphere in a “grand finale” after it flies past Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, on September 15. Cassini’s imaging cameras will take their last look around the Saturn system, sending...
September 11, 2017 -
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft nears destruction
Launched 20 years ago, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft now has less than 20 days for its mission-ending dive into the atmosphere of Saturn. Its fateful plunge on September 15 is a foregone conclusion — an April 22 a gravitational kick from Saturn’s moon Titan placed the two-and-a-half ton vehicle on its path for impending destruction, NASA...
August 30, 2017 -
NASA Cassini probe captures Saturn’s dawn in stunning image
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has beamed back a stunning image that shows a sliver of Saturn's sunlit atmosphere with its icy rings stretched across the foreground as a dark band. The Cassini mission is currently executing a series of daring ring-grazing dives as the mission comes closer to the culmination of its epic 20-year-long journey in...
June 27, 2017 -
Saturn moon Enceladus may have tipped over, finds Cassini
Saturn's icy, ocean-bearing moon Enceladus may have tipped over in the distant past possibly due to a collision with a smaller body, such as an asteroid, according to recent research from NASA's Cassini probe. Examining the moon's features, researchers with the Saturn mission found evidence that the moon's spin axis — the line through the...
May 31, 2017 -
Cassini set for second dive between Saturn and its rings
Cassini is set for its second dive through the narrow gap between the planet Saturn and its rings on Tuesday at 3.38 p.m. EDT, NASA said. During its orbit, in advance of the crossing, Cassini's cameras have been looking closely at the rings. As with the first Grand Finale dive, Cassini would be out of...
May 2, 2017 -
Cassini’s first dive between Saturn and its rings successful: NASA
Cassini's first-ever dive through the narrow gap between the planet Saturn and its rings on April 26 was successful and the spacecraft is now in the process of beaming back science and engineering data collected during its passage, NASA said on Thursday. NASA's Deep Space Network Goldstone Complex in California's Mojave Desert acquired Cassini's signal...
April 27, 2017 -
Cassini set for final close flyby of Saturn’s moon Titan
Cassini spacecraft will make its final close flyby of Saturn's largest moon Titan on April 21, NASA has said. During the encounter, Cassini will pass as close as 979 kilometres above Titan's surface at a speed of about 21,000 kms per hour, the US space agency said. The flyby marks the mission's final opportunity for...
April 20, 2017