A Web Around Asteroid Bennu

Experience the “Web Around Asteroid Bennu” in this interactive, 360° video, optimized for mobile devices and desktop browsers. Bennu is one of Earth’s closest planetary neighbors – an asteroid roughly the height of a skyscraper, and for nearly two-and-a-half years, the place that NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission called home. From late 2018 to mid-2021, OSIRIS-REx wrapped Bennu in a growing web of observations, performing maneuvers never before attempted in a microgravity environment. This 360° video follows the spacecraft as it weaves a continuous path around Bennu, allowing viewers to explore the asteroid from within the web.

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

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

Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
Kel Elkins (USRA): Producer
Dan Gallagher (USRA): Producer
Kel Elkins (USRA): Lead Data Visualizer
Dan Gallagher (USRA): Narrator
Michael Moreau (NASA/GSFC): Deputy Project Manager
Dante Lauretta (The University of Arizona): Principal Investigator
Kenny Getzandanner (NASA/GSFC): Engineer