NASA Science Live: OSIRIS-REx - X Marks the Spot (Episode 13)

Released Thursday, December 12th, 2019
Updated Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 1:45PM

ID: 13504

- Produced by:
- Emily Furfaro
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NASA Science Live: OSIRIS-REx - X Marks the Spot [Episode 13]

Air Date: December, 12, 2019

Watch this video on the ScienceAtNASA YouTube channel.

This episode of NASA Science Live is broadcasting live from AGU in San Francisco. We have breaking news on our satellite OSIRIS-REx which is orbiting an asteroid named Bennu - and some of its mineral fragments could be older than the solar system itself. These microscopic grains of dust could be the same ones that spewed from dying stars and eventually came together to make the Sun and its planets nearly 4.6 billion years ago. And today we'll announce the site where OSIRIS-REx will attempt to collect at least 30 sugar packets worth of dirt and rocks from Bennu's surface.

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Planets & Moons

AGU Asteroid Bennu Broadcast OSIRIS-REx

Credits

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Graphic designer
- Matthew Schara (National Institute of Aerospace)
Graphics
- Dan Gallagher (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
Editor
- Michael Randazzo (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
Host
- Grey Hautaluoma (NASA/HQ)
Talents
- Daniella DellaGiustina (The University of Arizona/LPL)
- Dante Lauretta (The University of Arizona)
- Lori S. Glaze (NASA/HQ Planetary Science)
- Michael Moreau (NASA/GSFC)
Director
- Rich Melnick (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
Producer
- Emily Furfaro (MORI Associates) [Lead]
Technical directors
- John Caldwell (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
- Seth Robinson (National Institute of Aerospace)
Associate producers
- Jessica Wilde (National Institute of Aerospace)
- Scott Bednar (National Institute of Aerospace)
Videographers
- Caleb Stern (National Institute of Aerospace)
- James Tralie (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
Advisor
- Fred A. Brown (NASA/HQ)
Floor director
- David L. Shelton (National Institute of Aerospace)
Video engineer
- Pat Kennedy (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)

Missions

This visualization is related to the following missions:

OSIRIS-REX

ID: 4857 Animation

OSIRIS-REx – Detailed Global Views of Asteroid Bennu

Sept. 21st, 2020
(updated Nov. 15th, 2023)

Looping animation of asteroid Bennu rotating. This 3D model of Bennu was created using 20cm resolution laser altimetry data and imagery taken by OSIRIS-REx. || bennu_spin_v3_02.1000_print.jpg (1024x576) [75.3 KB] || bennu_spin_v3_02.1000_searchweb.png (320x180) [18.4 KB] || bennu_spin_v3_02.1000_thm.png (80x40) [1.6 KB] || bennu_spin_v3_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [77.5 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/Bennu_GlobalSpin_20cm_v2/ (3840x2160) [256.0 KB] || 4857_Bennu_Global_Spin_20cm.mov (3840x2160) [12.0 GB] || bennu_spin_v3_2160p30.mp4 (3840x2160) [242.3 MB] || bennu_spin_v3_2160p30.webm (3840x2160) [32.4 MB] ||

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ID: 13565 Produced Video

Asteroid Bennu: Selecting Site Nightingale

Feb. 27th, 2020
(updated May 3rd, 2023)

After a year of studying asteroid Bennu, the OSIRIS-REx mission chose a location called “Nightingale” as the primary sample collection site.Universal Production Music: “Extreme Measures” by John Sands and Marc Ferrari, “Ice Echoes” by Dominik Luke Marsden Johnson, “Look at the Mirror” by Jonathan FigoliWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || Bennu20cmGlobalPreviewV3_print.jpg (1024x576) [150.9 KB] || Bennu20cmGlobalPreviewV3.jpg (3840x2160) [2.4 MB] || Bennu20cmGlobalPreviewV3_web.png (320x180) [19.5 KB] || Bennu20cmGlobalPreviewV3_searchweb.png (320x180) [19.5 KB] || Bennu20cmGlobalPreviewV3_thm.png (80x40) [2.1 KB] || YOUTUBE_1080_13565_Bennu_Nightingale_MASTER_youtube_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [319.9 MB] || FACEBOOK_720_13565_Bennu_Nightingale_MASTER_facebook_720.mp4 (1280x720) [252.3 MB] || TWITTER_720_13565_Bennu_Nightingale_MASTER_twitter_720.mp4 (1280x720) [42.3 MB] || 13565_Bennu_Nightingale_MASTER.webm (960x540) [96.1 MB] || 13565_Bennu_Nightingale_MASTER.mov (3840x2160) [13.4 GB] || 13565_Bennu_Nightingale_MASTER.mp4 (3840x2160) [4.8 GB] || 13565_Bennu_Nightingale_CAPTIONS.en_US.srt [5.3 KB] || 13565_Bennu_Nightingale_CAPTIONS.en_US.vtt [5.3 KB] ||

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ID: 4795 Animation

OSIRIS-REx – Global Model of Asteroid Bennu

Feb. 26th, 2020
(updated Nov. 15th, 2023)

Looping animation of asteroid Bennu rotating. This 3D model of Bennu was created using 20cm resolution laser altimetry data and imagery taken by OSIRIS-REx. || Bennu_spin_full_20cm.1000_print.jpg (1024x576) [82.7 KB] || Bennu_spin_full_20cm.1000_searchweb.png (320x180) [17.4 KB] || Bennu_spin_full_20cm.1000_thm.png (80x40) [1.5 KB] || Bennu_spin_full_20cm_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [111.9 MB] || Bennu_spin_full_20cm_1080p30.webm (1920x1080) [14.4 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/Bennu_GlobalSpin_20cm/ (3840x2160) [256.0 KB] || 4771_20cm_Bennu_Global_Spin.mov (3840x2160) [8.1 GB] || Bennu_spin_full_20cm_2160p30.mp4 (3840x2160) [351.8 MB] ||

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ID: 13489 Produced Video

OSIRIS-REx: X Marks the Spot - 2019 AGU Press Conference

Dec. 12th, 2019
(updated May 3rd, 2023)

Close-up images of the OSIRIS-REx sample site candidates on asteroid Bennu.Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona || Bennu_Site_Candidates_CloseUp_print.jpg (1024x575) [150.1 KB] || Bennu_Site_Candidates_CloseUp.png (7999x4499) [15.5 MB] ||

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ID: 4771 Animation

OSIRIS-REx – Asteroid Bennu Sample Site Flyovers

Dec. 12th, 2019
(updated Nov. 15th, 2023)

Global view of asteroid Bennu with insets of the four candidate sample collection sites. This animation is available in Hyperwall resolution (5760x3240).This video is also available on our YouTube channel. || bennu_sites_agu_4k_04_0750_print.jpg (1024x576) [155.8 KB] || bennu_sites_agu_4k_04_0750_searchweb.png (320x180) [64.4 KB] || bennu_sites_agu_4k_04_0750_thm.png (80x40) [5.1 KB] || bennu_sites_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [82.9 MB] || bennu_sites_1080p30.webm (1920x1080) [9.3 MB] || frames/5760x3240_16x9_30p/Bennu_SampleSites/ (5760x3240) [256.0 KB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/Bennu_SampleSites/ (3840x2160) [256.0 KB] || 4771_Bennu_Sites_3D_Clean.mov (3840x2160) [4.9 GB] || bennu_sites_2160p30.mp4 (3840x2160) [218.3 MB] || captions_silent.28627.en_US.srt [43 bytes] ||

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ID: 13429 Produced Video

OSIRIS-REx Sample Site Selection Trailer

Dec. 10th, 2019
(updated May 3rd, 2023)

Trailer for the sample site selection announcement for OSIRIS-REx, set to take place on December 12, 2019 at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST at AGU in San Francisco.Music is "Oceana" from Universal Production Music. || OREX_TRAILER_THUMB.jpg (3840x2160) [1.2 MB] || 13429_OSIRISREX_TRAILER_MASTER.01966_searchweb.png (320x180) [43.7 KB] || 13429_OSIRISREX_TRAILER_MASTER.01966_thm.png (80x40) [4.5 KB] || 13429_OSIRISREx_TRAILER_MASTER_facebook_720.mp4 (1280x720) [89.7 MB] || 13429_OSIRISREx_TRAILER_MASTER_twitter_720.mp4 (1280x720) [15.7 MB] || 13429_OSIRISREx_TRAILER_MASTER.webm (960x540) [35.5 MB] || 13429_OSIRISREx_TRAILER_MASTER.mov (3840x2160) [4.0 GB] || Trailer_VO_Output.en_US.srt [1.1 KB] || Trailer_VO_Output.en_US.vtt [1.2 KB] ||

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ID: 13428 Produced Video

Surprises from Asteroid Bennu

Dec. 2nd, 2019
(updated May 3rd, 2023)

Recapping surprises at Bennu and achievements of the OSIRIS-REx mission before the final sample site announcement. Music is "Growing Idea" from Universal Production Music. || OSIRIS_REX_thumb.jpg (3840x2160) [1.6 MB] || 13428_Bennu_OSIRISREX_MASTER.00300_searchweb.png (320x180) [5.6 KB] || 13428_Bennu_OSIRISREX_MASTER.00300_thm.png (80x40) [856 bytes] || 13428_Bennu_Surprise_MASTER_facebook_720.mp4 (1280x720) [148.1 MB] || 13428_Bennu_Surprise_MASTER_twitter_720.mp4 (1280x720) [25.5 MB] || 13428_Bennu_Surprise_MASTER.webm (960x540) [61.6 MB] || 13428_Bennu_Surprise_MASTER.mov (3840x2160) [11.0 GB] || bennu_caption.en_US.srt [3.3 KB] || bennu_caption.en_US.vtt [3.4 KB] ||

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ID: 20286 Animation

OSIRIS-REx Mission Design: Cruise and Arrival Animations

Nov. 30th, 2018
(updated May 3rd, 2023)

After launching from Earth on September 8, 2016, OSIRIS-REx spent over two years on its outbound cruise to asteroid Bennu. The spacecraft approached the asteroid in August 2018 and captured its first images of Bennu using its long-range camera, PolyCam. OSIRIS-REx officially arrived at Bennu on December 3, 2018, and began studying the asteroid in preparation for sample collection in 2020. ||

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ID: 20287 Animation

OSIRIS-REx Mission Design: Site Selection Campaign

Nov. 30th, 2018
(updated May 3rd, 2023)

Baseball Diamond Left || Shot19_422.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [82.5 KB] || Shot19_422.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [67.6 KB] || Shot19_422.00001_thm.png (80x40) [4.5 KB] || Shot19_422.mov (3840x2160) [1.3 GB] || Shot19_h264.mov (3840x2160) [47.1 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_60p/Baseball_Diamonds_Left_and_Right/Shot19/ (3840x2160) [64.0 KB] || Shot19_422.webm (3840x2160) [4.4 MB] ||

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ID: 20254 Animation

OSIRIS-REx Resource Page

Aug. 17th, 2016
(updated May 3rd, 2023)

This page contains graphics and animation resources related to near-Earth asteroid Bennu, the target of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission. || Large format image of OSIRIS-REx before sampling Bennu. || TAG.png (10000x3750) [214.6 MB] || TAG_print.jpg (1024x384) [74.2 KB] || TAG25.png (2500x938) [13.4 MB] || TAG_searchweb.png (320x180) [67.3 KB] || TAG_web.png (320x120) [41.7 KB] || TAG_thm.png (80x40) [4.3 KB] || TAG.psd (10000x3750) [214.6 MB] ||

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ID: 20255 Animation

OSIRIS-REx Mission Design: Sample Acquisition Campaign

Aug. 17th, 2016
(updated Nov. 14th, 2023)

After nine months in orbit around asteroid Bennu, OSIRIS-REx will begin the process of maneuvering closer to the surface in preparation of the sample collection event. Once the sample site has been selected, OSIRIS-REx will break from its polar orbit to practice three flyovers of the site at increasing proximities, eventually matching Bennu's speed and rotation. The narrow-angle PolyCam will image the sample site at sub-centimeter resolution during these close passes.When OSIRIS-REx is ready, it will slowly descend to Bennu's surface at a few centimeters per second. Its outstretched arm will touch down and blow high-pressure nitrogen gas into Bennu's soil. This will force loose dust, dirt, and rocks upward into the TAGSAM head, trapping the material inside. OSIRIS-REx will then weigh and stow the captured sample for return to Earth in 2023. ||

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ID: 20256 Animation

OSIRIS-REx Bennu Mapping Animations

Aug. 17th, 2016
(updated May 3rd, 2023)

OSIRIS-REx will spend over a year orbiting and mapping asteroid Bennu in preparation of the mission's main science goal – collecting a sample of Bennu for return to Earth in 2023. ||

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ID: 20257 Animation

OSIRIS-REx Mission Design: Earth Return Animations

Aug. 17th, 2016
(updated May 3rd, 2023)

On September 24, 2023, OSIRIS-REx will return its sample of asteroid Bennu to Earth. The sample return capsule will detach from the spacecraft, perform an entry, descent and landing sequence, and touch down at the UTTR facility in Utah. The Bennu samples will be taken to Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas for curation, and will be studied by scientists around the world for decades to come. ||

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ID: 20221 Animation

Bennu's Journey Animation Resource Page

Nov. 18th, 2014
(updated Nov. 14th, 2023)

Full resolution frames for Hyperwall || Bennus_Journey_AE_Edit_00125_print.jpg (1024x384) [27.5 KB] || Bennus_Journey_AE_Edit_00125_searchweb.png (320x180) [24.4 KB] || Bennus_Journey_AE_Edit_00125_web.png (320x120) [13.1 KB] || Bennus_Journey_AE_Edit_00125_thm.png (80x40) [2.5 KB] || frames/5760x2160_8x3_30p/BennuEditFrames30fps/ (5760x2160) [1.0 MB] ||

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