... X-Rays from the Galactic Plane . ... A Piece of Interplanetary Dust . ... A Mystery in Gamma Rays . ... Tycho and Copernicus: Lunar Ray Craters . ... Farewell Jupiter . ... Next stop: Saturn. The Cassini spacecraft, launched from Earth four years ago, has now swung past Jupiter and should arrive at Saturn in the year 2004. Pictured to the left is a parting shot from Cassini in January that would not have been possible from Earth: Jupiter showing a crescent phase. ... A July Dawn . ... July . ...