https://www.space.com/38160-when-how-watch-cassini-saturn-dive.html
Today (Sept. 15), NASA’s Cassini spacecraftwill dive into Saturn’s atmosphere and disintegrate. You can watch the action live right here on Space.com
The $3.26 billion Cassini-Huygens mission — a joint effort of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency — launched toward Saturn in 1997 and arrived at the system in 2004.
“We’ll be saddened — there’s no doubt about it — at the loss of such an incredible machine,”
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Tomi Engdahl says:
Katso 15.9. klo 15.00 : Näin Cassini-luotain tuhoutuu Saturnuksen kaasukehässä
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2017/09/14/suomalaisteknologiaa-tuhoutuu-saturnuksen-kaasukehassa/
Suomalaisinstrumentit syöksyvät Saturnuksen kaasukehään
http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/6839-suomalaisinstrumentit-syoeksyvaet-saturnuksen-kaasukehaeaen#ETNartikel
Tomi Engdahl says:
Farewell Cassini! NASA’s Saturnian spacecraft waves goodbye for its Grand Finale
But the mission is far from over, say scientists
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/09/15/cassini_obit/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Watch Live as NASA’s Cassini Finally Faces Its Fiery Doom
https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-cassini-saturn-mission-finally-faces-its-fiery-doom
Tomi Engdahl says:
NASA Live Streaming Channel Guide
https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/grand-finale/for-media/#streaming
Tomi Engdahl says:
NASA at Saturn: Cassini’s Grand Finale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrGAQCq9BMU
The final chapter in a remarkable mission of exploration and discovery, Cassini’s Grand Finale is in many ways like a brand new mission. Twenty-two times, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will dive through the unexplored space between Saturn and its rings. What we learn from these ultra-close passes over the planet could be some of the most exciting revelations ever returned by the long-lived spacecraft. This animated video tells the story of Cassini’s final, daring assignment and looks back at what the mission has accomplished.
For more about the making of this video, including the science behind the imagery, see the feature at
https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/3016/making-cassinis-grand-finale/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Cassini Just Sent Back Its Last Images Of Saturn, And They’re Spectacular
http://www.iflscience.com/space/cassini-just-sent-back-its-last-images-of-saturn/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Photos: the most inspiring, beautiful, and historic images from the Cassini mission
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/9/15/16314538/cassini-finale-2017-nasa-photo-beautiful-wow
Cassini may be gone, but these gorgeous Saturn photos are ours forever.