NASA's robotic spacecraft, Cassini, just ended a journey of 20 years exploring the physical structure and what makes up Saturn and its moons. ​Cassini was launched on October 15, 1997 to take advantage of the gravitational boost from a flyby of Jupiter. Seven years after the launch, the robotic spacecraft was in orbit around Saturn. The mission of Cassini stretched beyond the original four-year plan, sending back multitudes of striking photographs, solving some mysteries and upending prevailing notions about the solar system with completely unexpected discoveries. The lander was equipped with instruments to identify molecules in the air, measure the winds and haze, and take pictures on the way down. On Friday, September 15, 2017 the probe vanished into Saturn's atmosphere.
Expanding what we know about alien planets as well as the universe helps create conclusions on what happens on Earth. Scientist have been constructing space travels to live on new planets. Cassini landed on one of Saturn's moons, Titan and recorded that it is a world shaped by active geological processes with rivers, lakes and rain, revealing a similar Earthlike world. Thomas H. Zurbuchen, NASA's associate administrator for science explains "It hasn't just changed what we know about Saturn, but how we think about the world." Learning about the similar structures about Saturn's moon may be a possibility traveling to.
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