Cassini spacecraft crashes into Saturn, ending 13-year missionREUTERS It was an emotional finale for space scientists as Nasa's Cassini spacecraft ended its mission with a crash into Saturn on Friday, ending its 13-year orbit of the planet. ​Nasa scientists have received their last-ever message from the Cassini spacecraft, which plunged into Saturn on Friday. NASA Spacecraft Cassini above Saturn's northern hemisphere prior to making one of its grand finale dives. READ MORE:* Fiery farewell to Cassini​* Goodbye Cassini: Saturn spacecraft gets funny opera send-off* How to steer a spacecraft into Saturn* Cassini sends images from Saturn's rings* A fiery plunge into Saturn after 13-year missionNASA Cassini has been providing unprecedented amounts of data on Saturn. Earlier this week, Nasa flew Cassini past Titan one last time, taking advantage of the moon's gravitational pull to slingshot the spacecraft toward Saturn.

Source: Stuff September 15, 2017 12:47 UTC