The Asteroid That Nearly Swallowed OSIRIS-Rex

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It's always an asteroid heading straight toward us that we worry about, never what happens to us when we head straight toward the asteroid. OSIRIS-REx's experience with Bennu tells us it's worth a thought. Hosted by: Savannah Geary ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks, and AndyGneiss! Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SciShowSpace Or by checking out our awesome space pins and other products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm1018 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abm6229 https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/surprise-again-asteroid-bennu-reveals-its-surface-is-like-a-plastic-ball-pit https://phys.org/news/2022-07-insights-surface-asteroid-bennu.html https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/osiris-rex-tags-surface-of-asteroid-bennu https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-osiris-rexs-final-asteroid-observation-run https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-newly-arrived-osiris-rex-spacecraft-already-discovers-water-on-asteroid Im

Published 2022-08-23 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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