Abstract
The space probe Cassini's most amazing discovery didn't make the headlines: the clear testimony to Saturn's young age and the fact that it had a Creator. Fire! On September 15, 2017, the Cassini spacecraft plunged into Saturn's upper atmosphere, burning to a crisp. What happened? Bad programming on NASA's part? No, it was a planned crash. The $3.26 billion Cassini-Huygens mission, launched in 1997, was a resounding success. It vastly improved our understanding of Saturn, its satellites, and its exotic ring system. Cassini also carried the Huygens module, which landed on Titan, the largest of Saturn's moons, on January 14, 2005. This marked the first landing on a moon besides earth's moon, and Huygens sent back a wealth of data. Near the end of its mission, Cassini completed a number of risky passes through the gaps between Saturn and its inner rings. Finally, as the spacecraft began to run out of fuel, engineers sent it barreling into Saturn's atmosphere. Even in its last gasp, Cassini captured more newsworthy details that surprised secular scientists. The most amazing surprises of all, however, didn't make the headlines: the mission gave clear testimony to the young age of this glorious ringed planet and the fact that it had a Creator.