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Final pictures from Cassini as probe smashes into Saturn

15 September 2017

Say goodbye to humanity’s outpost at Saturn with a look at Cassini’s final images before it was swallowed by Saturn’s atmosphere

Tears for Cassini: why it's OK to well up over a lump of metal

14 September 2017

Expect more of the modern phenomenon of mass mourning for a machine when the space probe Cassini makes its death dive into Saturn, says Joelle Renstrom

Cassini to live-stream its final moments in Saturn’s atmosphere

13 September 2017

Before the Cassini spacecraft ends its 20-year mission by disintegrating in Saturn’s atmosphere, we have one last chance for new information on the gas giant

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

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

Cassini’s 10 best pictures from its 13-year voyage around Saturn

12 September 2017

On 15 September, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will crash into Saturn, ending its mission with a bang. New Scientist looks back at 10 of its best images

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