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See the mark NASA s asteroid-booping spacecraft left on Bennu

See the mark NASA s asteroid-booping spacecraft left on Bennu CNET 2 hrs ago Amanda Kooser © Provided by CNET This GIF shows the before and after at the Nightingale sample collection site. The boulder circled in red seen at the center of the before image was moved 40 feet (12 meters).The red X indicates the sample site. NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona NASA s Osiris-Rex mission has been studying asteroid Bennu and last year successfully grabbed a sample to bring back to Earth. That sample operation left a mark on the asteroid, and now we have a great view of how the spacecraft rearranged the furniture on Bennu.

OSIRIS-REx Is Leaving Asteroid Bennu for Good

Illustration: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona (Fair Use) Yesterday, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft passed by the asteroid Bennu for the last time, ending its two-and-a-half-year relationship with the space rock. But OSIRIS-REx is still lingering in the asteroid’s vicinity, as if hesitant to embark on its roughly 200-million-mile return to Earth. That trip will begin in early May. Advertisement OSIRIS-REx is carrying precious samples from the asteroid and should arrive back on Earth on September 24, 2023. Asteroid Bennu. Illustration: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona “Leaving Bennu’s vicinity in May puts us in the ‘sweet spot,’ when the departure maneuver will consume the least amount of the spacecraft’s onboard fuel,” said Michael Moreau, a deputy project manager for the OSIRIS-REx mission at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in a statement. Moreau added that it the largest propulsive maneuver the spacecraft engaged in since first approaching Bennu in Octo

NASA asteroid-sampling spacecraft to go look at the mess it made on Bennu

NASA asteroid-sampling spacecraft to go look at the mess it made on Bennu CNET 2 hrs ago © Provided by CNET The moment Osiris-Rex touched Bennu s surface. NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona In October 2020, NASA s Osiris-Rex spacecraft took a bite out of asteroid Bennu. Before Osiris-Rex returns to Earth to deliver its bounty, it s going to revisit the scene of the heist.The spacecraft will perform one final very close flyby of Bennu on Wednesday to discover the extent of the mess it made,  NASA announced.   Osiris-Rex was a little greedy during the sample capture operation, picking up an overflowing amount of gravel that had to be stowed sooner than expected. It left a mark on the asteroid.

NASA s OSIRIS-REx mission flies by asteroid Bennu one final time

NASA s OSIRIS-REx mission flies by asteroid Bennu one final time CNN 2 hrs ago By Ashley Strickland, CNN © NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona This artist s concept shows the planned flight path of NASA s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft during its final flyby of asteroid Bennu. A NASA spacecraft will bid farewell to its asteroid companion of the last few years. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is conducting a final flyby of the asteroid Bennu on Wednesday. The spacecraft made history when it briefly touched down on the asteroid on October 20, 2020, and collecting a hefty 2-ounce sample from the surface. The sample, safely tucked inside the spacecraft, will be returned to Earth in 2023.

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