The OSIRIS-REx mission design includes complex trajectories, polar orbits, and reconnaissance flyovers that will allow the spacecraft to thoroughly explore asteroid Bennu.Music provided by Killer Tracks: Electric Cosmos, Inducing Waves, Newfound Lands, Crystal Sound Bath, ImperatumWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_Thumbnail_2.jpg (2160x1215) [860.2 KB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_Thumbnail_2_searchweb.png (320x180) [63.9 KB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_Thumbnail_2_thm.png (80x40) [4.6 KB] || TWITTER_720_11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER_twitter_720.mp4 (1280x720) [86.6 MB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER.webm (960x540) [183.3 MB] || FACEBOOK_720_11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER_facebook_720.mp4 (1280x720) [541.2 MB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER_small_Output.en_US.srt [11.3 KB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER_small_Output.en_US.vtt [11.4 KB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER_small.mp4 (3840x2160) [578.4 MB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER_30.mp4 (3840x2160) [6.7 GB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER_60.mp4 (3840x2160) [6.8 GB] || 11825_OSIRIS-REx_Design_MASTER.mov (3840x2160) [56.8 GB] ||

OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2022 SIGGRAPH COMPUTER ANIMATION FESTIVALOver the course of two-and-a-half years, OSIRIS-REx wrapped asteroid Bennu in a complex web of observations. Complete transcript available.Universal Production Music: “Visionary” by Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra; “Babel” by Max Cameron ConcorsWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || Web_Around_Bennu_Preview_SIGGRAPH_print.jpg (1024x576) [211.0 KB] || Web_Around_Bennu_Preview_SIGGRAPH.png (3840x2160) [7.3 MB] || Web_Around_Bennu_Preview_SIGGRAPH.jpg (3840x2160) [1.3 MB] || TWITTER_720_13856_Web_Around_Bennu_MASTER_twitter_720.mp4 (1280x720) [51.4 MB] || 13856_Web_Around_Bennu_MASTER.webm (960x540) [111.7 MB] || FACEBOOK_720_13856_Web_Around_Bennu_MASTER_facebook_720.mp4 (1280x720) [304.0 MB] || YOUTUBE_1080_13856_Web_Around_Bennu_MASTER_youtube_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [394.4 MB] || 13856_Web_Around_Bennu_Captions.en_US.srt [5.8 KB] || 13856_Web_Around_Bennu_Captions.en_US.vtt [5.6 KB] || 13856_Web_Around_Bennu_YouTube_4K.mp4 (3840x2160) [3.5 GB] || 13856_Web_Around_Bennu_MASTER.mov (3840x2160) [33.6 GB] ||

When OSIRIS-REx flies by Earth on September 22, 2017, it will use our planet's gravity as a slingshot to catch asteroid Bennu. Complete transcript available.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Music provided by Killer Tracks:"Origin" by Axel Tenner, Michael Schluecker, and Raphael Schalz || 20251_OSIRIS-REx_Earth_Gravity_Assist_FB.mp4 (1280x720) [138.9 MB] || EGA_1_Flyby_Preview.jpg (3840x2160) [742.5 KB] || EGA_1_Flyby_Preview_searchweb.png (320x180) [79.0 KB] || EGA_1_Flyby_Preview_thm.png (80x40) [5.5 KB] || 20251_OSIRIS-REx_Earth_Gravity_Assist_TWTR.mp4 (1280x720) [24.6 MB] || WEBM-20251_OSIRIS-REx_Earth_Gravity_Assist_APR.webm (960x540) [46.8 MB] || 20251_OSIRIS-REx_Earth_Gravity_Assist_FB_Output.en_US.srt [1.4 KB] || 20251_OSIRIS-REx_Earth_Gravity_Assist_FB_Output.en_US.vtt [1.4 KB] || 20251_OSIRIS-REx_Earth_Gravity_Assist_YT.mp4 (3840x2160) [1.7 GB] || 20251_OSIRIS-REx_Earth_Gravity_Assist_APR.mov (3840x2160) [10.2 GB] ||

On February 15, 2013, a 45-meter asteroid called Duende (formerly 2012 DA14) passed within 28,000 kilometers of Earth - the closest approach on record for an object of this size. Although such Near-Earth Objects, or NEO's, cross our planet's orbit on a regular basis, only a handful are large enough to pose a threat. One of these objects is asteroid Bennu (formerly 1999 RQ36), a "leftover" from the formation of our solar system. In an effort to better understand NEO's and our planet's own origins, NASA is sending the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to asteroid Bennu to study the evolution of its orbit and retrieve a sample for return to Earth. ||

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] ||

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] ||

On December 31, 2018, OSIRIS-REx completed its Preliminary Survey of asteroid Bennu and entered into orbit. Complete transcript available.Music provided by Killer Tracks: Pose dans la tess (instrumental), Ties that BindWatch this video on the OSIRIS-REx mission YouTube channel. || OSIRIS-REx_Bennu_Insertion_Preview_print.jpg (1024x576) [72.3 KB] || OSIRIS-REx_Bennu_Insertion_Preview.png (3840x2160) [4.8 MB] || OSIRIS-REx_Bennu_Insertion_Preview_searchweb.png (320x180) [44.8 KB] || OSIRIS-REx_Bennu_Insertion_Preview_thm.png (80x40) [2.0 KB] || 13123_Bennu_Orbit_Insertion_MASTER.mov (3840x2160) [4.9 GB] || 13123_Bennu_Orbit_Insertion_MASTER.mp4 (3840x2160) [1.2 GB] || 13123_Bennu_Orbit_Insertion_MASTER_small.mp4 (3840x2160) [103.1 MB] || 13123_Bennu_Orbit_Insertion_MASTER.webm (3840x2160) [22.8 MB] || 13123_Bennu_Orbit_Insertion_MASTER_small_Output.en_US.srt [2.2 KB] || 13123_Bennu_Orbit_Insertion_MASTER_small_Output.en_US.vtt [2.2 KB] ||

This page contains interviews with personnel from the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission, edited for social media. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft launched Sept. 8, 2016, and began orbiting asteroid Bennu on Dec. 31, 2018. Its primary science objective is to study Bennu and collect a sample for return to Earth in 2023. Bennu is a carbon-rich asteroid that records the earliest history of our solar system, and which may contain the raw ingredients of life. ||

Learn why NASA chose near-Earth asteroid Bennu as the target of the OSIRIS-REx sample return mission.Complete transcript available.Universal Production Music: “Spin Foam” by Mauricio Loseto [PRS], Ninja Tune Production Music [PRS]Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || why-bennu-preview_print.jpg (1024x576) [103.4 KB] || why-bennu-preview.jpg (1280x720) [393.7 KB] || why-bennu-preview.png (1280x720) [635.0 KB] || why-bennu-preview_searchweb.png (320x180) [51.2 KB] || why-bennu-preview_thm.png (80x40) [4.6 KB] || 14398_Why_Bennu_720.mp4 (1280x720) [36.1 MB] || 14398_Why_Bennu_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [201.7 MB] || WhyChooseBennuCaptions.en_US.srt [3.3 KB] || WhyChooseBennuCaptions.en_US.vtt [3.2 KB] || 14398_Why_Bennu_4K.mp4 (3840x2160) [1.2 GB] || 14398_Why_Bennu_MASTER.mov (3840x2160) [11.5 GB] ||

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 both a letter boxed and a 16 x 9 cropped format. ||