{"id":17239,"date":"2018-12-09T11:57:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-09T16:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17239"},"modified":"2018-12-09T11:57:59","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T16:57:59","slug":"osiris-rex-begins-exploration-of-asteroid-bennu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17239","title":{"rendered":"OSIRIS-REx begins exploration of asteroid Bennu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NASA&#8217;s science probe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asteroidmission.org\/\">OSIRIS-REx<\/a> (<em>Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer<\/em>) arrived at the asteroid Bennu last week. After a few weeks of reconnaissance of the small object, the spacecraft will move in close enough to go into orbit around it.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasas-osiris-rex-spacecraft-arrives-at-asteroid-bennu\">NASA&#8217;s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Arrives at Asteroid Bennu &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NYGHbl_esgw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Now, at about 11.8 miles (19 kilometers) from Bennu\u2019s Sun-facing surface, OSIRIS-REx will begin a preliminary survey of the asteroid. The spacecraft will commence flyovers of Bennu\u2019s north pole, equatorial region, and south pole, getting as close as nearly 4 miles (7 kilometers) above Bennu during each flyover.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The primary science goals of this survey are to refine estimates of Bennu\u2019s mass and spin rate, and to generate a more precise model of its shape. The data will help determine potential sites for later sample collection.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>OSIRIS-REx\u2019s mission will help scientists investigate how planets formed and how life began, as well as improve our understanding of asteroids that could impact Earth. Asteroids are remnants of the building blocks that formed the planets and enabled life. Those like Bennu contain natural resources, such as water, organics and metals. Future space exploration and economic development may rely on asteroids for these materials.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"985\" data-attachment-id=\"17243\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=17243\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/arrival-bennu-full-rotation1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"985,985\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"arrival-bennu-full-rotation[1]\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/arrival-bennu-full-rotation1-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/arrival-bennu-full-rotation1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/arrival-bennu-full-rotation1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/arrival-bennu-full-rotation1.jpg 985w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/arrival-bennu-full-rotation1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/arrival-bennu-full-rotation1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/arrival-bennu-full-rotation1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><figcaption><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasas-osiris-rex-spacecraft-arrives-at-asteroid-bennu\">This image of Bennu<\/a> was taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a distance of around 50 miles (80 km).\u00a0 Credits: NASA\/Goddard\/University of Arizona<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a couple of years of study, the spacecraft will obtain a sample of the asteroid and return it to earth:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>When OSIRIS-REx begins to orbit Bennu at the end of this month, it will come close to approximately three quarters of a mile (1.25 kilometers) to its surface. In February 2019, the spacecraft begins efforts to globally map Bennu to determine the best site for sample collection. After the collection site is selected, the spacecraft will briefly touch the surface of Bennu to retrieve a sample. OSIRIS-REx is scheduled to return the sample to Earth in September 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1250098963&amp;asins=1250098963&amp;linkId=06b5268baad8fe2fe8d39baba17fb36c&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1250098963\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1250098963&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=55ed9e509e63ce1415500f5d234d1636\" target=\"_blank\">Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA&#8217;s science probe OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) arrived at the asteroid Bennu last week. After a few weeks of reconnaissance of the small object, the spacecraft will move in close enough to go into orbit around it.\u00a0NASA&#8217;s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Arrives at Asteroid Bennu &#8211; NASA Now, at about 11.8 miles (19 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17239\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">OSIRIS-REx begins exploration of asteroid Bennu<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4u3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12226,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=12226","url_meta":{"origin":17239,"position":0},"title":"Send your artwork to an asteroid","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The\u00a0OSIRIS-REx\u00a0mission aims to explore an asteroid and bring back a sample of it back to earth. 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