October 7, 2023

Bennu's Journey is a 6-minute animated movie about NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, asteroid Bennu, and the formation of our solar system. Born from the rubble of a violent collision, hurled through space for millions of years, asteroid Bennu has had a tough life in a rough neighborhood - the early solar system. Bennu's Journey shows what is known and what remains mysterious about the evolution of Bennu and the planets. By retrieving a sample of Bennu, OSIRIS-REx will teach us more about the raw ingredients of the solar system and our own origins.

The animation was produced in an 8 x 3 aspect ratio at a resolution of 5760 x 2160 and is available in its full resolution, 4K Ultra HD, 1080HD and 720HD versions in letterboxed format.

Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab
Walt Feimer (HTSI): Lead Animator, Producer, Writer
Michael Lentz (USRA): Lead Animator, Video Editor, Writer
Chris Meaney (HTSI): Animator
Rich Melnick (HTSI): Video Editor
Jason Charles Miller: Narration
Dan Gallagher (USRA): Producer, Writer
Dante Lauretta (University of Arizona): Scientist
Edward Beshore (University of Arizona): Scientist
Aaron E Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
Michael Starobin (HTSI): Writer
Steven Archer: Music Composer