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Cassini readies one last plunge into Saturn
NASA's Cassini probe is counting its final hours before one last plunge into Saturn on Sept. 15.
‘Dream Chaser’ mini space shuttle takes first flight
The craft did its first captive flight, suspended from a helicopter and went up to a higher altitude.
Astrophysicists create music from Saturn’s moons, rings
Cassini has been collecting data while orbiting Saturn since its arrival in 2004 and is now in the throes of a final death spiral.
Cassini preps for fiery plunge into Saturn after 13-year mission
Cassini will make the last of 22 farewell dives between the planet’s rings and surface on Sept. 15.
Forty years on, NASA’s unmanned spaceships still hurtles through space
Voyager's main mission was to explore other planets including Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune.
Possible key ingredients of life discovered on Saturn’s Moon
NASA finds Moon of Saturn has chemical that could form ‘Membranes.’
NASA releases series of new stunning images of raging storm on Jupiter
NASA's Juno spacecraft flew over the storm late Monday, offering humanity's closest look yet at the iconic feature of Jupiter.
Spacecraft unveiled for first Europe mission to Mercury
The craft has an unusual design, comprising a "stacked aircraft" carrying two orbiters -- one European, the other Japanese.
SpaceX craft returns to Earth after 2nd space station trip
A SpaceX Dragon capsule that brought supplies to the International Space Station has splashed down as planned in the Pacific Ocean.
NASA's Juno probe set to fly over Jupiter's Great Red Spot
NASA's Juno spacecraft is set to fly directly over Jupiter's Great Red Spot on July 10.