Cassini's Grand Finale: The ups and downs of our 20-year mission
13 September 2017
Michele Dougherty's team rode its luck to make eye-opening discoveries around Saturn and its moons. She reveals the project's pleasures and pains
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Cassini's Grand Finale: The spacecraft that unveiled Saturn
13 September 2017
From magical rings to loony moons to giant polar hurricanes, in 13 years orbiting Saturn the Cassini probe has exposed many wonders. Here's our pick
Nine probes reached the outer solar system: Where are they now?
12 September 2017
Besides Cassini, eight missions have passed the asteroid belt – and several are still broadcasting from the furthest solar system and beyond
Cassini's legacy: Where next in the search for alien life
11 September 2017
Without Cassini and its forebears we would never have guessed life may lurk in the cold outer reaches of the solar system – now we know just where to look
Our sun probably didn’t steal Planet Nine from outer space
11 September 2017
If there is a Planet Nine lurking in the outer reaches of our solar system, it was probably born close to the sun rather than snatched up from afar
The sun just belched out the strongest solar flare in 12 years
6 September 2017
If your GPS has been acting funny, take it up with the sun. Our star has released the most powerful solar flare since 2005
