At Last, Engineers Solve the 15-Year Mystery of the Spinning Huygens Probe
What caused the probe to spin in the wrong direction as it plummeted toward Titan's surface? For two hours and 27 minutes, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Huygens probe spun swiftly as it hurtled toward the surface of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The mission was risky, and scientists weren’t sure …
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