Tag: Cassini

Washington: When Cassini ends its 13-year tour of the Saturn system with an intentional plunge into the planet on Friday, the spacecraft’s speed will be approximately 113,000 kms per hour, NASA has said. The final plunge will take place on the day side of Saturn, near local noon, with the spacecraft entering the atmosphere around […]

New York: 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 […]

Washington: 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 […]

Washington: 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 […]