How NASA'S OSIRIS-REx Slings Orbital Web Around Asteroid to Capture Sample? | Astral Horizon

01955 Bennu is one of Earth’s closest planetary neighbors – an asteroid roughly the height of a skyscraper, and since late 2018, the place that NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has called home. When OSIRIS-REx arrived on Dec. 3, 2018, it began wrapping Bennu in a complex web of observations. OSIRIS-REx departs Bennu on May 10, 2021, on a return voyage to Earth, bringing with it over 60 grams of sample collected from the asteroid. This narrated video presents the mission’s complete trajectory during its time at Bennu.

Music: “Visionary” by Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra; “Babel” by Max Cameron Concors, via Universal Production Music

Data provided by: NASA/University of Arizona/CSA/York University/Open University/MDA

Join us on this thrilling journey through the cosmos and witness the historic moment when OSIRIS-REx captures a sample of Bennu, bringing us one step closer to unlocking the secrets of our solar system's ancient past. This video is a testament to human ingenuity and determination as we push the boundaries of space exploration and scientific discovery.

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