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What's next for Cassini
The Cassini mission has already delivered fantastic images and groundbreaking science. Here's what's planned for its second act.

Delivering the Huygens probe to Titan's surface and discovering active water vents on Enceladus isn't enough for the Cassini team. This year, the Saturn mission took a different slant — literally — as controllers raised the probe into a more tilted orbit.

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