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This May 4, 2014, file image made available by NASA shows the persistent hexagonal cloud pattern on Saturn's north pole, as seen from the Cassini spacecraft. The hexagon is similar to Earth's polar vortex, which has winds blowing in a circular pattern around the polar region, and is nearly 25,000 kilometers (15,000 miles) across. Nearly four Earths could fit inside it. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute via AP)

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft burns up in skies over Saturn

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

This July 19, 2013 image made available by NASA shows Saturn's rings and planet Earth, center right, as seen from the Cassini spacecraft. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute via AP)

The Latest: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft burns up over Saturn

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NASA says Cassini spacecraft has burned up in the skies over Saturn as planned, ending a 20-year mis

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This image made available by NASA in April 2017 shows a still from the short film &quot;Cassini's Grand Finale,&quot; with the spacecraft diving between Saturn and the planet's innermost ring. Launched in 1997, Cassini reached Saturn in 2004 and has been exploring it from orbit ever since. Cassini’s fuel tank is almost empty, so NASA has opted for a risky, but science-rich grand finale. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)

Spacecraft survives unprecedented trip between Saturn, rings

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

This image made available by NASA in April 2017 shows a still from the short film &quot;Cassini's Grand Finale,&quot; with the spacecraft diving between Saturn and the planet's innermost ring. Launched in 1997, Cassini reached Saturn in 2004 and has been exploring it from orbit ever since. Cassini’s fuel tank is almost empty, so NASA has opted for a risky, but science-rich grand finale. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)

Spacecraft flies between Saturn and rings in historic 1st

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

Saturn’s rings: Leftovers from a cosmic murder?

By SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press