{"id":23240,"date":"2020-10-22T00:25:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T16:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/rawr-nasas-osiris-rex-collecting-rocks-from-ancient-space-time-capsule-bennu-today\/"},"modified":"2020-10-22T00:25:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T16:25:07","slug":"rawr-nasas-osiris-rex-collecting-rocks-from-ancient-space-time-capsule-bennu-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/rawr-nasas-osiris-rex-collecting-rocks-from-ancient-space-time-capsule-bennu-today\/","title":{"rendered":"RAWR! NASA\u2019s OSIRIS-REx collecting rocks from \u2018ancient space time capsule\u2019 Bennu today"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1600\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"5334\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2020\/10\/20\/osiris-rex-bennu-asteroid-sample-collection-mission\/osiris-rex-t-rex\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"OSIRIS-REx-T-Rex\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Update: Contact and blast successful! NASA will know on Saturday if a correct amount of sample was captured.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Update 2: First images captured of the touch and go attempt:<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=apollozac&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=e30%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1319022556913909760&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2020%2F10%2F20%2Fosiris-rex-bennu-asteroid-sample-collection-mission%2F&amp;sessionId=7b89798623889d525e2a2c3b2d5f89930d393599&amp;siteScreenName=space_explored&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=500px\" data-tweet-id=\"1319022556913909760\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1783313116492506317=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8Never-before-seen images from our journey #ToBennuAndBack<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, @OSIRISREx captured these pics showing the spacecraft touch Bennu, press into its surface &amp; stir up material. The team is busy analyzing what&#8217;s likely to be NASA&#8217;s 1st asteroid sample: https:\/\/t.co\/rWRZZTH28P pic.twitter.com\/2pnDsfjsPy<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Zurbuchen (@Dr_ThomasZ) October 21, 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASA launched its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on a ULA Atlas V rocket four years ago. OSIRIS-REx is no dinosaur \u2014 it stands for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer \u2014 but its destination is a 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid named Bennu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OSIRIS-REx began its seven-year mission in 2016 with a goal of capturing an ancient soil sample from the surface of Bennu on October 20, 2020. The spacecraft won\u2019t land on Bennu. Instead, OSIRIS-REx will extend an arm that barely touches the surface to \u201cTouch And Go,\u201d or TAG, and collect rocks before returning to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-5320',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first attempt is scheduled to occur on Tuesday afternoon at 6:12 p.m. ET; live coverage from NASA starts at 5 p.m. ET. The space agency expects to know how the first attempt went within a week based on measuring changes in the mass of the spacecraft\u2019s payload.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-5320\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If successful, OSIRIS-REx will drop a capsule containing ancient rock samples in the desert of west Utah in 2023. NASA will reattempt to capture a soil sample from Bennu in the coming weeks if today\u2019s first attempt is determined to be unsuccessful. OSIRIS-REx will make history as the first American spacecraft to collect and return asteroid samples to Earth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similar to Moon soil returns that are still being studied in labs, scientists will be able to study the 4.5 billion-year-old rock and potentially learn more about the origin of our solar system. Rocks on Earth have experienced billions of years of erosion and changes from rain and tectonic plate shifting, but Bennu soil exists in the vacuum of space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scientists also hope to learn more about Bennu because the ancient asteroid could be on a trajectory to reach Earth sometime in the 2100s. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timeline<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OSIRIS-REx launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 8, 2016<\/li>\n<li>The spacecraft reached Bennu and began studying the asteroid on December 3, 2018<\/li>\n<li>First asteroid sample collection attempt will occur today, October 20, 2020<\/li>\n<li>Bennu soil sample is scheduled to return to Earth on September 24, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=apollozac&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=e30%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1316461411069952005&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2020%2F10%2F20%2Fosiris-rex-bennu-asteroid-sample-collection-mission%2F&amp;sessionId=7b89798623889d525e2a2c3b2d5f89930d393599&amp;siteScreenName=space_explored&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=500px\" data-tweet-id=\"1316461411069952005\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1783313116492506317=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wondering just how difficult it is to grab rocks off a tiny asteroid? The straight answer is\u2026 it&#8217;s very difficult. But check out this video on how my team has risen to the challenge. pic.twitter.com\/X8iuqNm0x8<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NASA&#8217;s OSIRIS-REx (@OSIRISREx) October 14, 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"post-youtube-video-1\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A6K2dqCoin8?version=3&amp;rel=0&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A6K2dqCoin8?version=3&amp;rel=0&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about OSIRIS-REx and Bennu at asteroidmission.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: Contact and blast successful! NASA will know on Saturday if a correct amount of sample was captured. Update 2: First images captured of the touch and go attempt: \ud83d\udea8Never-before-seen images from our journey #ToBennuAndBack Yesterday, @OSIRISREx captured these pics showing the spacecraft touch Bennu, press into its surface &amp; stir up material. 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