Project Scientist Jason Dworkin discusses the OSIRIS-REx mission to explore asteroid Bennu and return a sample to Earth.View transcript.Watch this video on the NASAexplorer YouTube channel. || OSIRIS_REx_Blue_Marble.png (1920x1080) [2.0 MB] || OSIRIS_REx_Blue_Marble_print.jpg (1024x576) [118.5 KB] || OSIRIS_REx_Blue_Marble_searchweb.png (320x180) [84.3 KB] || OSIRIS_REx_Blue_Marble_thm.png (80x40) [8.3 KB] || G2015-008_OREx_Astro_MASTER.mov (1280x720) [2.4 GB] || G2015-008_OREx_Astro_MASTER_youtube_hq.mov (1280x720) [118.8 MB] || G2015-008_OREx_Astro_MASTER_youtube_hq.webm (1280x720) [19.5 MB] || G2015-008_OREx_Astro_MASTER_appletv.m4v (960x540) [74.2 MB] || G2015-008_OREx_Astro_MASTER_1280x720.wmv (1280x720) [80.5 MB] || G2015-008_OREx_Astro_MASTER_appletv_subtitles.m4v (960x540) [74.1 MB] || G2015-008_OREx_Astro_MASTER_ipod_lg.m4v (640x360) [29.4 MB] || G2015-008_OREx_Astro_MASTER_youtube_hq.en_US.srt [3.2 KB] || G2015-008_OREx_Astro_MASTER_youtube_hq.en_US.vtt [3.2 KB] || G2015-008_OREx_Astro_MASTER_ipod_sm.mp4 (320x240) [15.8 MB] ||

Scientists studying the Bennu samples have discovered evidence of a wet, salty environment from 4.5 billion years ago that created the molecular building blocks of life.Complete transcript available.Universal Production Music: “Future Tense” by Gresby Race Nash [PRS]; “Take Off” by Nicholas Smith [PRS]; “Big Decision” by Gresby Race Nash [PRS]; “Waiting for the Answer” by Gresby Race Nash [PRS]Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || 14774-Bennu-Organics-Thumbnail-V4_print.jpg (1024x576) [395.9 KB] || 14774-Bennu-Organics-Thumbnail-V4.jpg (1280x720) [1.2 MB] || 14774-Bennu-Organics-Thumbnail-V4.png (1280x720) [1.8 MB] || 14774-Bennu-Organics-Thumbnail-V4_searchweb.png (320x180) [120.2 KB] || 14774-Bennu-Organics-Thumbnail-V4_thm.png [8.3 KB] || 14774_OSIRIS-REx_Bennu_Organics_720.mp4 (1280x720) [66.1 MB] || 14774_OSIRIS-REx_Bennu_Organics_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [370.5 MB] || BennuOrganicsCaptions.en_US.srt [6.4 KB] || BennuOrganicsCaptions.en_US.vtt [6.0 KB] || 14774_OSIRIS-REx_Bennu_Organics_4K.mp4 (3840x2160) [2.3 GB] || 14774_OSIRIS-REx_Bennu_Organics_ProRes.mov (3840x2160) [14.5 GB] ||

Dante Lauretta, the Principal Investigator for OSIRIS-REx, gives an overview of the asteroid sample return mission.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || OsirisLaurettaPreview4.jpg (1920x1080) [322.5 KB] || OsirisLaurettaPreview4_searchweb.png (320x180) [80.0 KB] || OsirisLaurettaPreview4_thm.png (80x40) [8.4 KB] || 12227_OSIRIS-REx_Lauretta_APR.mov (1280x720) [3.3 GB] || NASA_TV_12227_OSIRIS-REx_Lauretta.mpeg (1280x720) [910.8 MB] || LARGE_MP4_12227_OSIRIS-REx_Lauretta_large.mp4 (1280x720) [274.5 MB] || APPLE_TV_12227_OSIRIS-REx_Lauretta_appletv.m4v (1280x720) [135.8 MB] || WEBM_12227_OSIRIS-REx_Lauretta_APR.webm (960x540) [109.9 MB] || APPLE_TV_12227_OSIRIS-REx_Lauretta_appletv_subtitles.m4v (1280x720) [135.9 MB] || 12227_OSIRIS-REx_Lauretta_APR_Output.en_US.srt [6.3 KB] || 12227_OSIRIS-REx_Lauretta_APR_Output.en_US.vtt [6.3 KB] ||

OSIRIS-REx will use its visible and infrared spectrometer (OVIRS) to study the chemical composition of Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid that may hold clues to the origins of life.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || OvirsPreview3.jpg (1920x1080) [859.9 KB] || OvirsPreview3_searchweb.png (320x180) [122.7 KB] || OvirsPreview3_thm.png (80x40) [8.7 KB] || 12309_OVIRS_Profile_APR.mov (1920x1080) [8.7 GB] || 12309_OVIRS_Profile_large.mp4 (1920x1080) [340.1 MB] || 12309_OVIRS_Profile_H264.mp4 (1280x720) [340.6 MB] || 12309_OVIRS_Profile_appletv.m4v (1280x720) [169.3 MB] || 12309_OVIRS_Profile.webm (960x540) [135.6 MB] || 12309_OVIRS_Profile_appletv_subtitles.m4v (1280x720) [169.4 MB] || 12309_OVIRS_Profile_APR_Output.en_US.srt [7.0 KB] || 12309_OVIRS_Profile_APR_Output.en_US.vtt [7.0 KB] || 12309_OVIRS_Profile_ipod_sm.mp4 (320x240) [58.3 MB] ||

NASA hosted a media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 19, to announce new science from the agency’s first mission to return to Earth an asteroid sample that may contain unaltered material from the very beginning of our solar system.The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft launched Sept. 8, 2016, and began orbiting the asteroid Bennu on Dec. 31, 2018. Since its arrival at Bennu, the probe has been investigating the asteroid and searching for an ideal site for sample collection. Bennu is only slightly wider than the height of the Empire State Building and is the smallest body ever orbited by spacecraft. Studying Bennu with OSIRIS-REx will allow researchers to learn more about the origins of our solar system, the sources of water and organic molecules on Earth, and the hazards and resources in near-Earth space. The teleconference participants are:Lori Glaze, acting director, NASA’s Planetary Science Division, WashingtonDante Lauretta, OSIRIS-REx principal investigator, University of Arizona, TucsonCoralie Adam, OSIRIS-REx flight navigator, KinetX, Inc. Space Navigation and Flight Dynamics, Simi Valley, Calif.Rich Burns, OSIRIS-REx project manager, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.For more information about the mission, go to nasa.gov/osirisrex or asteroidmission.org.Learn more about the big surprises at Bennu that were announced during this teleconference, and see images of the asteroid's particle plumes and its unexpectedly rugged surface. ||

Take a narrated tour of asteroid Bennu’s remarkable terrain. Complete transcript available.Universal Production Music: “Timelapse Clouds” by Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra; “The Wilderness” by Benjamin James Parsons; “Maps of Deception” by Idriss-El-Mehdi Bennani, Olivier Louis Perrot, and Philippe Andre VandenhendeWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || TourBennuPreview_print.jpg (1024x576) [213.1 KB] || TourBennuPreview.png (1920x1080) [1.6 MB] || TourBennuPreview.jpg (1920x1080) [755.2 KB] || TourBennuPreview_searchweb.png (320x180) [60.8 KB] || TourBennuPreview_thm.png (80x40) [4.3 KB] || TWITTER_720_13729_Tour_Bennu_MASTER_twitter_720.mp4 (1280x720) [56.7 MB] || 13729_Tour_Bennu_MASTER.webm (960x540) [130.6 MB] || FACEBOOK_720_13729_Tour_Bennu_MASTER_facebook_720.mp4 (1280x720) [355.0 MB] || YOUTUBE_1080_13729_Tour_Bennu_MASTER_youtube_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [504.4 MB] || TourBennuCaptions.en_US.srt [6.5 KB] || TourBennuCaptions.en_US.vtt [6.2 KB] || 13729_Tour_Bennu_MASTER.mov (1920x1080) [4.4 GB] ||

When OSIRIS-REx touched down on asteroid Bennu, it encountered a surface of loose rocks and pebbles just barely held together by gravity.Complete transcript available.Universal Production Music: “Subsurface” by Ben Niblett and Jon CottonWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || TAG_Science_Preview_4_print.jpg (1024x576) [182.1 KB] || TAG_Science_Preview_4.png (3840x2160) [10.5 MB] || TAG_Science_Preview_4.jpg (3840x2160) [902.0 KB] || TAG_Science_Preview_4_searchweb.png (180x320) [109.2 KB] || TAG_Science_Preview_4_thm.png (80x40) [7.1 KB] || 14179_TAG_Science_SHORT_Twitter.mp4 (1280x720) [22.5 MB] || 14179_TAG_Science_SHORT_Twitter.webm (1280x720) [10.5 MB] || 14179_TAG_Science_SHORT_Facebook.mp4 (1920x1080) [127.7 MB] || 14179_TAG_Science_SHORT_Captions.en_US.srt [2.0 KB] || 14179_TAG_Science_SHORT_Captions.en_US.vtt [1.9 KB] || 14179_TAG_Science_SHORT_MASTER.mov (3840x2160) [5.0 GB] ||

Ride along with OSIRIS-REx during the thrilling finale of its journey to Bennu and back.Complete transcript available.Universal Production Music: “A Sense of Urgency” and “Rise to the Challenge” by Daniel Marantz and Michael James Burns, Raydia Music library [PRS]; “Fragments of Time” by Timothy Robert Shortell, Scores of Hypersonic Music [BMI]Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || OSIRIS-REx_Journeys_End_Preview_V3_print.jpg (1024x576) [115.9 KB] || OSIRIS-REx_Journeys_End_Preview_V3.png (3840x2160) [4.2 MB] || OSIRIS-REx_Journeys_End_Preview_V3.jpg (3840x2160) [821.1 KB] || OSIRIS-REx_Journeys_End_Preview_V3_searchweb.png (320x180) [70.4 KB] || OSIRIS-REx_Journeys_End_Preview_V3_thm.png (80x40) [6.4 KB] || 14406_OSIRIS-REx_Journeys_End_720.mp4 (1280x720) [58.7 MB] || 14406_OSIRIS-REx_Journeys_End_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [328.5 MB] || BennuJourneysEnd_Captions.en_US.srt [5.3 KB] || BennuJourneysEnd_Captions.en_US.vtt [5.1 KB] || 14406_OSIRIS-REx_Journeys_End_V2.mp4 (3840x2160) [4.0 GB] || 14406_OSIRIS-REx_Journeys_End_4K.mp4 (3840x2160) [4.0 GB] || 14406_OSIRIS-REx_Journeys_End_ProRes.mov (3840x2160) [27.5 GB] ||

OSIRIS-REx will visit a Near Earth asteroid called Bennu and return with samples that may hold clues to the origins of the solar system and perhaps life itself. It will also investigate the asteroid's chance of impacting Earth in 2182. For the mission, NASA has selected the team led by Principal Investigator Dr. Dante Lauretta from the University of Arizona. NASA GSFC will manage the mission and Lockheed Martin Space Systems will build the spacecraft. Arizona State University will supply the OTES instrument; NASA GSFC will supply the OVIRS instrument; the Canadian Space Agency will supply the OLA instrument; the University of Arizona will supply the OCAMS camera suite; Harvard/MIT will supply the REXIS instrument; and Flight Dynamics will supply the KinetX instrument. ||

The OSIRIS-REx camera suite will provide global maps and close-up images of asteroid Bennu, along with information about the carbon-rich asteroid's chemical makeup.This video is available for download in 4k resolution.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available.Music Credits: "Ultimate Question" and "Victory Or Failure" by Guy & Zab Skornik [SACEM] || OCAMS_Preview_12443.jpg (3840x2160) [2.1 MB] || OCAMS_Preview_12443_thm.png (80x40) [8.8 KB] || OCAMS_Preview_12443_searchweb.png (320x180) [126.0 KB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile_APR.mov (1920x1080) [5.5 GB] || LARGE_MP4_12443_OCAMS_Profile_APR_large.mp4 (1920x1080) [218.7 MB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile_appletv.m4v (1280x720) [108.3 MB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile_appletv_subtitles.m4v (1280x720) [108.3 MB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile.webm (960x540) [87.6 MB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile_H264_v2.mp4 (3840x2160) [743.3 MB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile_APR_4k_60fps.mov (3840x2160) [20.2 GB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile_APR_Output.en_US.srt [3.7 KB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile_APR_Output.en_US.vtt [3.8 KB] || 12443_OCAMS_Profile_ipod_sm.mp4 (320x240) [37.6 MB] ||