253 EE Why NASA Is Crashing Its Cassini Spacecraft into Saturn
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Ask Science
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audio
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Astronomy
Education
Science
Publication Date |
Sep 11, 2017
Episode Duration |
00:08:20

On September 15th, NASA will send the Cassini spacecraft hurtling toward Saturn at more than 70,000 miles per hour relative to the Earth. Cassini will continue its descent into the giant gas world until the spacecraft disintegrates in Saturn’s atmosphere and is thus destroyed, taking measurements and sending data back to Earth until the very end. Here are 6 reasons to celebrate Cassini as it goes out in a blaze of glory. Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/node/11881 Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

Highlights from NASA's Cassini mission before it crashes into Saturn this week

On September 15th, NASA will send the Cassini spacecraft hurtling toward Saturn at more than 70,000 miles per hour relative to the Earth. Cassini will continue its descent into the giant gas world until the spacecraft disintegrates in Saturn’s atmosphere and is thus destroyed, taking measurements and sending data back to Earth until the very end. Here are 6 reasons to celebrate Cassini as it goes out in a blaze of glory. Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/node/11881 Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

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