NASA's Cassini satellite, which carried Huygens to Saturn orbit, has been moved into position to receive Huygens mission data during the probe's 2.5-hour descent into Huygens' thick atmosphere.

Huygens' descent and landing. Huygens arrived at Titan following a seven-year voyage attached to the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini spacecraft. It then spent 2 hours and 28 minutes descending by parachute ...

While the Cassini spacecraft continues its four-year tour of the Saturnian system, the Huygens probe will plunge into Titan and its mysterious atmosphere on Jan. 14, 2005.

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Cassini Spacecraft's Last Chapter Ended With a Suicidal Plunge Into Saturn Spacecraft remain the best lens with which humans have viewed the universe beyond Earth. These spacecraft are dedicated to ...

Cassini-Huygens was launched on 15 October 1997 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. After nearly 13 years in orbit around Saturn, the international Cassini-Huygens mission is going through its final ...

Once freed from Cassini, the Huygens probe will remain dormant until the onboard timer wakes it up shortly before the probe reaches Titan’s upper atmosphere on Jan. 14.

Huygens Probe Lands On Saturn's Moon Titan Date: January 15, 2005 Source: European Space Agency Summary: After its seven-year journey through the Solar System on board the Cassini spacecraft, ESA ...

Celebrate the end of the Cassini mission with a look back at when the Huygens probe's landing on Saturn's moon Titan. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news ...

Ten years ago, the Cassini-Huygens mission entered the Saturnian System and in January 2005, the Huygens probe landed softly on the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. These historic events ...

The European Space Agency’s Huygens Probe appears shining as it coasts away from Cassini in this close-up of an image taken on Dec. 26, 2004, just two days after it successfully detached from ...

The Frisbee-shaped Huygens probe successfully separated from the Cassini spacecraft Friday and began a risky 2.5-million-mile journey to the surface of Saturn's bizarre, smog-choked moon Titan.