Touching the Asteroid Promo
In October 2020, a NASA spacecraft called OSIRIS-REx attempts to reach out and grab a piece of an asteroid named Bennu to bring it back to Earth. The OSIRIS-REx team has just three chances to extend its spacecraft’s specialized arm, touch down for five seconds, and collect material from the surface of Bennu.
Previews + Extras
Did This Asteroid Just Turn into a Comet?
S47 E15 - 4m 24s
Scientists found bits of rock and dust flying off the asteroid Bennu. Is the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in danger?
Asteroids Provide Hints About the "Ingredients" in Planets
S47 E15 - 4m 30s
The composition of asteroid Bennu may hold clues about the ingredients that make Earth.
Inside OSIRIS-REx’s Mission to Tag Asteroid Bennu
S47 E15 - 4m 38s
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully touched and collected a sample from the surface of asteroid Bennu—without a human at the controls.
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