Nasa satellite brushes Saturn's atmosphere

Spacecraft completes first ultra-close dive near planet as end of its mission approaches

Saturn, Cassini satellite
"Haze on the Horizon": a Cassini-captured image of Saturn
(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)

Nasa's Cassini spacecraft skimmed Saturn's atmosphere for the first time today, hovering 1,000 miles above its clouds.

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