An illustration of the Cassini spacecraft over Saturn's north pole with its hexagon-shaped storm. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech An illustration of the Cassini spacecraft over Saturn's north pole with its hexagon-shaped storm. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech
An illustration of the Cassini spacecraft over Saturn's north pole with its hexagon-shaped storm. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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NASA will destroy a US$3.26 billion Saturn probe this summer to protect an alien water world

Spacecraft will fly between Saturn and its rings and record as much new data as possible before it perishes

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An illustration of the Cassini spacecraft over Saturn's north pole with its hexagon-shaped storm. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech An illustration of the Cassini spacecraft over Saturn's north pole with its hexagon-shaped storm. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech
An illustration of the Cassini spacecraft over Saturn's north pole with its hexagon-shaped storm. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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