Studying an Asteroid on Earth
Project Scientist Jason Dworkin discusses the OSIRIS-REx mission to explore asteroid Bennu and return a sample to Earth.
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Astrobiologists like Jason Dworkin are keenly interested in the origins of life on Earth, but the evidence that they seek was erased long ago by Earth’s geology and chemistry. Fortunately, asteroids like Bennu preserve the solar system’s earliest ingredients - including the carbon-based building blocks of life - which can be retrieved and studied by scientists in a lab on Earth. That’s why NASA is sending a spacecraft called OSIRIS-REx to explore asteroid Bennu and bring back a sample. The material collected by OSIRIS-REx will provide a wealth of data for future generations of scientists, shedding light on one of the solar system's biggest mysteries.
Learn more about the OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu.
Learn more about the OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu.
Learn more about the Astrobiology Analytical Laboratory at NASA Goddard.
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Animators
- Chris Meaney (KBRwyle)
- Michael Lentz (KBRwyle)
- Walt Feimer (KBRwyle)
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- Dan Gallagher (KBRwyle)
Scientist
- Jason Dworkin (NASA/GSFC)
Interviewee
- Jason Dworkin (NASA/GSFC)
Producer
- Dan Gallagher (KBRwyle)
Videographers
- Chris Smith (KBRwyle)
- Rob Andreoli (AIMM)
Production assistant
- John Caldwell (AIMM)
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