Skip to main content
Back to Show
PBS News Hour

Why NASA’s Cassini will take a fiery swan dive into Saturn

Some 800 million miles away, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has orbited Saturn and captured images of its rings and icy moons. After nearly 5 billion miles traveled and 20 years of sending revealing data from the gas giant, Cassini is winding down its way toward a suicide plunge into the planet. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on how NASA is choreographing the spacecraft’s final dive.

Support Provided By
Season
September 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
September 11, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 10, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
September 10, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 9, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
September 9, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 8, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
56:44
September 8, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 7, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
26:45
September 7, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
September 6, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
26:45
September 6, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
September 5, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
September 5, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
September 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 3, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
September 3, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 2, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
September 2, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
September 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
August 31, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
26:45
August 31, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
Active loading indicator