In our final article of the Cassini series, we take a look at The Grand Finale mission – a daring set of manoeuvres through Saturn’s rings that will end in the destruction of the spacecraft this Friday.
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Celebrating Cassini: The Giant Kaleidoscope in Space
On the 15 September 2017, after almost 20 years of unprecedented insight in to Saturn and its satellites, NASA’s unmanned spacecraft, Cassini, will take it’s final flight, crashing in to the surface of Saturn. In this new series, we celebrate Cassini and some of its achievements.
Celebrating Cassini: The Ethics of Plutonium Energy
When Cassini was being designed in the 1980s, an innovative plutonium energy source was developed to sustain it’s long journey. A source that would and still does carry considerable ethical considerations.
Cassini’s Astonishing Super-Senses
As part of our Cassini series, we take a closer look at some of the instruments onboard the spacecraft that have enabled us to experience the region around Saturn.
Celebrating Cassini: A Spacecraft’s Blog
On the 15 September 2017, after almost 20 years of unprecedented insight in to Saturn and its satellites, NASA’s unmanned spacecraft, Cassini, will crash in to Saturn, marking the end of its journey. In this new series, we celebrate Cassini and some of its achievements.
Can neuroscience help explain corporate scandals?
David Walker takes a look at how neuroscience may explain personal levels of morality.
Crowdsourcing the Stars
David Walker investigates how enlisting the joint observational powers of amateur astronomers through citizen science projects will help further our knowledge of the universe.