The Fabulous Success And Fiery Death Of Cassini

After 20 years of travel and nearly 5 billion miles, the Cassini spacecraft came to a fiery end Friday morning. The spacecraft circled Saturn almost 300 times and gave scientists an unprecedented look at the giant planet.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with NPR's Joe Palca (@joesbigidea), who was at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for Cassini's end.