Teachable Moment - Spacecraft's 'Ring-Grazing' Maneuver to Deliver New Science from Saturn

 

Spacecraft's 'Ring-Grazing' Maneuver to Deliver New Science from Saturn Next week, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will go where no spacecraft has gone before when it flies just past the edge of Saturn's main rings. Cassini's ring-grazing orbits will allow scientists to see features in Saturn's rings, up close, that they've only been able to observe from afar. These new perspectives could help answer questions scientists have long puzzled over, but they will also certainly lead to new questions to add to our ongoing exploration of the ringed giant planet. Find out how to use this Teachable Moment as a lesson about scientific research in space and give students an opportunity to have their work featured on a NASA website as part of the Cassini Scientist for a Day Essay Contest.

 

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