Sentences with phrase «death dive»

A star's long - ago death dive into a black hole generated cosmic fireworks that are revealing more and more about the dramatic encounter.

The probe is currently operating on an extended mission that is set to end in September 2017, when Cassini will make a spectacular death dive into the planet's atmosphere.

«Kingdom of Saturn»: New Documentary Dives Deep into NASA's Amazing Cassini Mission: A new documentary look backs at the triumphs of the Cassini probe ahead of the spacecraft's scheduled death dive into the ringed planet.

In «Death Dive to Saturn,» the TV series NOVA looks back at Cassini's successes and takes us behind the scenes for the spacecraft's final months.

NASA's Cassini orbiter is preparing for its death dive into Saturn, leaving behind questions about whether its watery moon is inhabited.

Simulations of Cassini's death dive to Saturn (illustrated below) and of Earth's swirling atmosphere, a ladybug's awesome packing skills and more — Science News readers saw it all this year.

In the months before its death dive, Cassini looped between Saturn and its innermost ring.

So they want to dispose of Cassini before things get to that point, which is why they're sending the spacecraft on a death dive into Saturn on Sept. 15.

The death dive takes place almost 20 years after the spacecraft first launched and marks the end of one the longest missions undertaken by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ISA).

Logan is reluctantly pulled out of his death dive by the arrival of Laura (Dafne Keen), a young mutant with powers very similar to his own.