Cassini–Huygens (/ kəˈsiːni ˈhɔɪɡənz / kə-SEE-nee HOY-gənz), commonly called Cassini, was a space-research mission by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space …

Nov 5, 2024 · Cassini was a sophisticated robotic spacecraft sent to study Saturn and its complex system of rings and moons in unprecedented detail. It was one of the most ambitious efforts …

NASA’s Cassini mission orbited Saturn from 2004 to 2017, circling the planet 294 times and teaching us almost everything we know about our ringed neighbor. The spacecraft measured …

Dec 19, 2025 · The mission consisted of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration ’s (NASA’s) Cassini orbiter, which was the first space probe to orbit Saturn, and the European …

May 14, 2025 · A joint endeavor of NASA, ESA (the European Space Agency), and the Italian space agency (ASI), Cassini was a sophisticated robotic spacecraft sent to study Saturn and …

Jan 14, 2020 · The primary scope of the mission is to descend through the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, making measurements and collecting information about its atmopshere …

Cassini-Huygens has been described by NASA's Planetary Science Division Director as a "mission of firsts", [8] that has revolutionized human understanding of the Saturnian system, …

Oct 15, 1997 · Orbiting the ringed planet Saturn and its numerous moons, the Cassini spacecraft had been a keystone of exploration of the Saturnian system and the properties of gaseous …

Sep 15, 2017 · After over 7,000 days in space, the Cassini mission ended on Sept. 15, 2017. Since its Oct. 15, 1997 launch, the spacecraft had returned a wealth of new knowledge and …

Sep 1, 2019 · The Cassini spacecraft undertook an extensive exploration of the Saturnian system with its rings and many satellites. Cassini completed its initial four-year mission to explore the …