As destruction nears, Cassini takes a dip in Saturn's atmosphere

After spending 13 years studying Saturn and almost 20 years on its mission, NASA‘s Cassini orbiter is about to meet its end. Cassini’s mission is scheduled to wrap up on September 15, but before it does, NASA is performing a series of final orbits it has dubbed Cassini’s “Grand Finale.” Those orbits began way back in April, but the orbit …