German-British astronomer William Herschel discovered the moon of Saturn, “Mimas.”
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The Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn's orbit.
Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars came into alignment. Medieval scholars believed this phenomenon brought forth the Black Death.
American Astronomer William Henry Pickering discovered Phoebe, one of Saturn's moons.
NASA's Voyager 2 flew past Jupiter, continuing its journey towards Saturn.
NASA launched the Pioneer 11 space probe to study the asteroid belt & the environment around Jupiter and Saturn.
