The Asteroid That Nearly Swallowed OSIRIS-Rex

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.

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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

Image Sources:
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/ball-pit-kids-play-area-moving-shot-stock-footage/1351660205?adppopup=true
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a020000/a020200/a020220/BennuHalfRes83_h264.mp4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OSvtznJYuI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_hSNBmpuqY