Cassini's Grand Finale: NASA spacecraft all set to commence final five orbits around Saturn
Cassini will make the first of these five passes over Saturn at 12:22 am EDT Monday, August 14.
Aug 10, 2017, 10:59 AM IST
NASA's Cassini peers through sliver of Saturn's sunlit atmosphere
As per NASA, the image was taken in green light with the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera on March 31, 2017.
Jun 27, 2017, 11:33 AM IST
Cassini beams back its pre-grand finale, saying goodbye to Saturn's main ring system! - See pic
The image was part of a mosaic that included the planet's moon Daphnis (PIA17212).
May 31, 2017, 00:21 AM IST
Cassini's Grand Finale: What's there between Saturn's rings? Not even space dust, say surprised scientists!
The rings themselves are made of fast-moving particles of ice and space debris.
May 06, 2017, 09:15 AM IST
Gateway to Grand Finale – NASA's cassini makes last and fateful close flyby with Saturn's moon 'Titan'
On April 21 at 11:08 p.m. PDT (2:08 a.m. EDT on April 22), the spacecraft passed at an altitude of about 608 miles (979 kilometers) above the surface of Saturn's moon, beginning its final set of 22 orbits around the ringed planet.
Apr 25, 2017, 13:54 PM IST
Cassini's grand finale: NASA's probe begins 'ring-grazing' orbits to study Saturn's rings
During the first two orbits, the spacecraft will pass directly through an extremely faint ring produced by tiny meteors striking Saturn's two small moons Janus and Epimetheus.
Dec 01, 2016, 10:06 AM IST
