Cassini: End of an era

End of an era: the Cassini craft is due to plunge into Saturn on 15 September 2017.

Artists’s impression of the Cassini craft around Saturn. (Courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Flying closer to Saturn than ever before, the Cassini spacecraft has spent the last few months diving between the planet and its rings, collecting new and unique data ahead of its suicidal plunge into the planet on 15 September.  Full story at:  Physics World

Check out the NYTimes link at: NYTimes Cassini   for a fantastic animation of the history of Cassini.  Well worth the effort to check out.