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  1. Cassini–Huygens (/ k ə ˈ s iː n i ˈ h ɔɪ ɡ ən z / kə-SEE-nee HOY-gənz), commonly called Cassini, was a space-research mission by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a space probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and natural satellites.

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  2. Oct 15, 1997 · Cassini was a sophisticated robotic spacecraft sent to study Saturn and its complex system of rings and moons in unprecedented detail. It was one of the most ambitious efforts ever mounted in planetary exploration.

  3. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft and ESA’s Huygens probe expanded our understanding of the kinds of worlds where life might exist. + more With discoveries at Saturn’s moons Enceladus and Titan , Cassini and Huygens made exploring “ocean worlds” a major focus of planetary science.

  4. A joint endeavor of NASA, ESA (the European Space Agency), and the Italian space agency (ASI), Cassini was a sophisticated robotic spacecraft sent to study Saturn and its complex system of rings and moons in unprecedented detail. Cassini carried a probe called Huygens to the Saturn system.

  5. Oct 15, 1997 · Cassini-Huygens makes its first flyby of a Saturnian moon, two in fact: Titan and Dione. For a full list of Cassini's flybys since 2004, visit: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/flybys/. Dec. 24, 2004. The Cassini spacecraft releases the European Space Agency-built Huygens probe at Saturn's moon Titan. Jan. 14, 2005.

  6. Cassini was a complex spacecraft that orbited Saturn for 13 years, studying its atmosphere, rings, and moons. It discovered six new moons, found organic compounds on Enceladus, and landed on Titan, revealing its methane seas and possible oceans.

  7. May 3, 2024 · Cassini-Huygens, U.S.-European space mission to Saturn, launched on October 15, 1997. The mission consisted of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administrations (NASAs) Cassini orbiter, which was the first space probe to orbit Saturn, and the European Space Agencys Huygens probe, which landed on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.

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