Salon

Cassini’s other legacy: landing the first (and only) probe on another world’s moon

Cassini, the first and so far only probe to orbit Saturn beyond a flyby, perished yesterday in what NASA termed a “grand finale” — gracefully careening into Saturn and, fittingly, enjoining with its ...
CNET

Revisit the first landing of a probe on an alien moon

Celebrate the end of the Cassini mission with a look back at when the Huygens probe's landing on Saturn's moon Titan. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with ...
Futurism

This Week, We Will Officially Say Goodbye to Cassini. Here’s What We’ve Learned.

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. When ...
SpaceRef

NASA Cassini Image: Pinpointing Huygens Landing Site

The Cassini spacecraft carried the European Space Agency’s Huygens probe to Saturn and released it in December 2004. The probe landed on Titan Jan. 14, 2005, acquiring a set of images using the ...
PBS

Analysis: Why NASA's Cassini probe had to be destroyed

Update: At 7:55 a.m. ET on September 15, 2017, NASA reports they received Cassini's final transmission. This Friday, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will execute its final maneuver, careening into Saturn's ...