NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Makes Grand Finale Plunge

NASA Kennedy Space Center: Cassini gazes across the icy rings of Saturn toward the icy moon Tethys, whose night side is illuminated by Saturnshine, or sunlight reflected by the planet. Photo credit: NASA/JPL The spacecraft that revealed the remarkable planet Saturn to the world and sent back stunning images of its rings and nearby moons has completed its mission. NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its final grand finale plunge into Saturn's atmosphere Sept. 15, 2017. Cassini made distant flybys of S...