Asteroid Bennu’s Surprising Surface Revealed by NASA Spacecraft

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  • Опубликовано: 29 янв 2025

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  • @dangolfishin
    @dangolfishin 2 года назад +172

    I imagine you could mine an asteroid like this with nothing more than a vacuum

    • @mathewmantas
      @mathewmantas 2 года назад +32

      I don't know if it was intentional but I see what you did there 😂

    • @stevenbisaillon7321
      @stevenbisaillon7321 2 года назад +16

      Space is essentially a vacuum already.

    • @dangolfishin
      @dangolfishin 2 года назад +17

      @@stevenbisaillon7321 lol. Very astute

    • @peterweller8583
      @peterweller8583 2 года назад +2

      Ha ha ha ha you are a special person aren't you? Of-course you are.

    • @andrewkerr3836
      @andrewkerr3836 2 года назад +16

      That idea sucks. 😄

  • @inesis
    @inesis 2 года назад +52

    OSIRIS-REx spacecraft was truly groundbreaking...

  • @stevenpilling5318
    @stevenpilling5318 2 года назад +237

    It's amazing that these asteroids can hold together at all.

    • @MichaelKingsfordGray
      @MichaelKingsfordGray 2 года назад +19

      No it isn't.

    • @KK-pq6lu
      @KK-pq6lu 2 года назад +1

      Amazing “scientists” did not take into account static surface charge. Cohesion is practically irrelevant without an earth ground and without humidity.

    • @andrebrodbeck384
      @andrebrodbeck384 2 года назад +17

      Just physics!

    • @Wardr0p
      @Wardr0p 2 года назад +10

      Not that amazing, its just sort of what happens - now if it got his by another asteroid it would be a huge mess.

    • @stolearovigor281
      @stolearovigor281 2 года назад +12

      You can do whatever you want with a computer. Any cartoons.

  • @AnotherGlenn
    @AnotherGlenn 2 года назад +187

    I wonder how much material was put into orbit around Bennu and how much escaped.

    • @mattoppoly3665
      @mattoppoly3665 2 года назад +23

      I'd imagine none of it was put into orbit, you could probably reach escape velocity by jumping, since it has very little gravity

    • @stolearovigor281
      @stolearovigor281 2 года назад +8

      Depends how much you want. They can paint anything in Photoshop

    • @NJ-rn7wu
      @NJ-rn7wu 2 года назад +6

      @@stolearovigor281 wdym?

    • @stephendatgmail
      @stephendatgmail 2 года назад +81

      @@NJ-rn7wu He means his peabrain can’t fathom how people with fancy learning can accomplish things he can’t, so he comforts himself by imagining it’s all faked.

    • @NJ-rn7wu
      @NJ-rn7wu 2 года назад +17

      @@stephendatgmail that makes sense.

  • @bennoejsing1242
    @bennoejsing1242 2 года назад +13

    Nice to hear ones name mentioned so many times

  • @23lkjdfjsdlfj
    @23lkjdfjsdlfj 2 года назад +34

    Bennu size: 565 x 535 x 508 m, Mass: 7.33e10 kg, closest distance from Earth: 482,120 km.

    • @chrisantoniou4366
      @chrisantoniou4366 2 года назад +3

      Correction: - Mass 7.33e10 kg - 250 g...

    • @azuwan
      @azuwan 2 года назад +2

      @@chrisantoniou4366 current mass: 7.33e10kg -6 t, 250g

  • @udoposthuma3497
    @udoposthuma3497 2 года назад +18

    Interesting video! And what an archievement for this crew from NASA! Nice to see how an operation like this exactly works. Thanks for sharing!😀

  • @brucetutton7897
    @brucetutton7897 2 года назад +63

    I would have guessed electrostatic attraction would dominate over gravity as a binding force. Can any experts chip in with a ratio of forces? Well done team.

    • @freyatilly
      @freyatilly 2 года назад +5

      Nice comment. That seems very logical. Hope to read some responses.

    • @maxlove4906
      @maxlove4906 2 года назад +4

      You are, of course, absolutely correct

    • @matthewhyungjunahn
      @matthewhyungjunahn 2 года назад +5

      electro static would be localized attraction where as gravity accumulates with more mass

    • @markpmar0356
      @markpmar0356 2 года назад +1

      Gravity is not a force.

    • @ImieNazwiskoOK
      @ImieNazwiskoOK 2 года назад

      Source and why?

  • @justincase9463
    @justincase9463 2 года назад +92

    So basically it’s just a massive dust bunny. 😊

    • @sciencetroll6304
      @sciencetroll6304 2 года назад +7

      I think not. It has a quite definite overall shape.

    • @sociallyinept5430
      @sociallyinept5430 2 года назад +5

      With something dense enough to attract dust

  • @olivierbolton8683
    @olivierbolton8683 2 года назад +12

    Space will always remain fascinating...thank you NASA

  • @IsaacGerken
    @IsaacGerken 2 года назад +9

    Liquid rock asteroids, awesome. Wonder how long it'll take this little nugget of info finds its way into a sci fi movie.

  • @kikufutaba524
    @kikufutaba524 2 года назад +9

    Simply amazing. Thank you for posting this documentary.

  • @ylilycam
    @ylilycam 2 года назад +23

    What an amazing feat!!

  • @abutusundaypeter2464
    @abutusundaypeter2464 2 года назад +35

    So fascinating!!!

  • @Erdal_Gumus
    @Erdal_Gumus 2 года назад +4

    This discovery will definitely reshape future asteroid missions and probe designs

  • @oksyar
    @oksyar 2 года назад +52

    So if Bennu were to hit earth, it'll most likely collapse into very small pieces in atmosphere and disintegrate. Unless its inner core is like a solid metal. If.

    • @lebronjamesharden3958
      @lebronjamesharden3958 2 года назад +1

      or will it?

    • @if5566
      @if5566 2 года назад +16

      You called?

    • @AverageAlien
      @AverageAlien 2 года назад +1

      No chance, its massive, no matter what breaks off it will still cause catastrophe

  • @edwin2600
    @edwin2600 2 года назад +62

    Thanks! It's great to see videos about real space exploration.

    • @weseehowcommiegoogleis3770
      @weseehowcommiegoogleis3770 2 года назад +5

      Bet you believe in Santa?

    • @oO0catty0Oo
      @oO0catty0Oo 2 года назад

      @@weseehowcommiegoogleis3770 Bet you're fun at parties

    • @anthonyontv
      @anthonyontv 2 года назад +1

      Hmmm….define “real”

    • @skipwilson5086
      @skipwilson5086 2 года назад

      A charcoal briquet impresses you?
      Bet you think Biden really got 81 million votes too huh???

    • @Ante_Knezevic
      @Ante_Knezevic 2 года назад +2

      Not one (1) person with a degree in maths, physics, chemistry deny space. Only bums do.

  • @timsmith6675
    @timsmith6675 2 года назад +70

    @NASA Goddard, Great videos and explanations to us amateur science enthusiasts

    • @pjcouture9944
      @pjcouture9944 2 года назад +8

      ROFL..you mean sheeple!!!

    • @SalvableRuin
      @SalvableRuin 2 года назад +1

      Someday you'll be a professional science enthusiast

    • @TonyWud
      @TonyWud 2 года назад +10

      @@pjcouture9944 Dullard

    • @pjcouture9944
      @pjcouture9944 2 года назад +1

      @@SalvableRuin real scienxe maybe!!

    • @stolearovigor281
      @stolearovigor281 2 года назад +3

      You are cartoons enthusiasts 😂😂😂 you have no idea about scince and what actually it means.

  • @nickbeck6748
    @nickbeck6748 2 года назад +4

    So does this change some of our understanding of asteroids and our ability to break up or "redirect" one headed towards earth?

  • @chrisantoniou4366
    @chrisantoniou4366 2 года назад +7

    Excellent subject and coverage!

  • @nzuckman
    @nzuckman 2 года назад +25

    How fast was Osiris rex coming in when it contacted Benu? It's bonkers that it would move 6 tons of material from what looks like a slow approach.

    • @philgroves7694
      @philgroves7694 2 года назад +39

      It's approach and touch-down velocity was mentioned as 10 cm/s. That equates to about 0.22 miles per hour. A normal human walking pace is about 3.5 miles per hour (or 156.5 cm/s). So - pretty darn slow.

    • @CrazyFunnyCats
      @CrazyFunnyCats 2 года назад

      Good question

    • @Kittysniffles888
      @Kittysniffles888 2 года назад +5

      10cm/second - average walking pace of an insect

    • @tonyp2632
      @tonyp2632 2 года назад +13

      3:25 Someone wasn't listening 🤦‍♂️

    • @nzuckman
      @nzuckman 2 года назад +2

      @@tonyp2632 pardon my ADHD :o)

  • @NightriderXP1
    @NightriderXP1 2 года назад +36

    This stuff never ceases to amaze me. To infinity and beyond!!!

    • @davidsheckler8417
      @davidsheckler8417 2 года назад +1

      To a physiological cell with padding 👍

    • @maxlove4906
      @maxlove4906 2 года назад +2

      Buzz Lightyear's just as real, too! 🤣

    • @radiohead2206
      @radiohead2206 Год назад

      ​@@maxlove4906Well Dahhh. Why else would there be a movie about him?

  • @gregoryallen0001
    @gregoryallen0001 2 года назад +2

    this was a really compelling video thank you

  • @wietsepruijmpie1922
    @wietsepruijmpie1922 2 года назад +16

    great visualisations!

  • @yvc9
    @yvc9 2 года назад +5

    Imagine if that gentle tag ends up diverting its orbit to eventually hit earth someday? Good times.

    • @stickynorth
      @stickynorth Год назад

      Or if we find its valuable enough to mine into nothingness...

  • @jamesnordblom855
    @jamesnordblom855 2 года назад +17

    Maybe because things appear different to 77 year old parts (me) but that is not what I would have termed a "soft" touch down. Would have probably jarred me enough to fall. Inertia.

  • @benkayvfalsifier3817
    @benkayvfalsifier3817 2 года назад +15

    So is it possible that many asteroids are not a solid rock, but actually just a bunch of rocks, pebbles, and dust?

  • @BeachcomberNZ
    @BeachcomberNZ 2 года назад +14

    Bennu is certainly a strange object!

  • @carmamd
    @carmamd 2 года назад +1

    Fantastic new information, analysis, and animation!

  • @TeslaTales59
    @TeslaTales59 2 года назад +4

    Excellent work!

  • @sallyweiner4180
    @sallyweiner4180 2 года назад +12

    Just incredible

    • @maxlove4906
      @maxlove4906 2 года назад +1

      You're right... it is wholly incredible!!

  • @keithbrown2458
    @keithbrown2458 2 года назад +3

    An outstanding and fascinating mission thank you for sharing this

  • @mollyfilms
    @mollyfilms 2 года назад +20

    Feels like science fiction but it’s real. Amazing! What a feat of engineering and maths.

    • @BatMan-co1gy
      @BatMan-co1gy 2 года назад

      well, being that this video is just an artist rendering, it may be

    • @mollyfilms
      @mollyfilms 2 года назад

      @@BatMan-co1gy you mean it’s not real? A bit like you then?

  • @VirtuelleWeltenMitKhan
    @VirtuelleWeltenMitKhan 2 года назад +7

    very cool mission
    I would be a little scared to "hit a bigger chunk" and getting no material at all

  • @itsmootdamnitnotmute905
    @itsmootdamnitnotmute905 2 года назад +21

    Thanks NASA! That's some truly interesting information.

    • @anthonyontv
      @anthonyontv 2 года назад

      Disinformation*

    • @coltendavison4351
      @coltendavison4351 12 дней назад

      Yea it’s amazing what we are able to do with spacecraft and what we can explore. Wonder what other worlds are out there waiting for us to find them

  • @kethakathalpage.5209
    @kethakathalpage.5209 2 года назад +3

    How are you,
    My name is Kulith Kethaka. I am 14 years old. My school is Siri Piyarathana Central College and I am Sri Lankan. I like astronomy very much. What tests are you doing these days?
    Can you please send me some details and pictures about it?

  • @edgufler1122
    @edgufler1122 2 года назад +1

    Fascinating video. Thank you very much for sharing it with us.... we all enjoyed it.

  • @bnln1939
    @bnln1939 2 года назад +3

    Was it just me or did that Asteroid look like a charcoal briquette? What a interesting video.

  • @elisedoyle5092
    @elisedoyle5092 2 года назад +46

    Absolutely incredible 🇿🇦

  • @arthurwagar6224
    @arthurwagar6224 2 года назад +11

    Interesting. Well presented. Thanks for good stuff.

  • @Astrolavista
    @Astrolavista 2 года назад +2

    Amazing, thanks! We just never know anything for certain until we see it for ourselves. Take Pluto as another example!

    • @BatMan-co1gy
      @BatMan-co1gy 2 года назад +1

      this video is just an artist rendering, sooo

    • @TieDyeVikki
      @TieDyeVikki 2 года назад +2

      @@BatMan-co1gy At 0:46 there are some real images.

  • @Symbolsysteme
    @Symbolsysteme 4 месяца назад

    It always blows my mind what technology can do!!!

  • @jackieking1522
    @jackieking1522 2 года назад +7

    Thank you.... life affirming stuff when all around seems so benighted.

  • @midsummerKNlGHT
    @midsummerKNlGHT 2 года назад +4

    Expectation: frozen solid interstellar rock
    Result: ball pit softness
    lolol

  • @JustAboutAnything66
    @JustAboutAnything66 2 года назад +2

    So it's basically a cluster of granola. When you touch it, crumbs fly everywhere!

  • @pstuddy
    @pstuddy 2 года назад +1

    that is amazing animation!

  • @lc285
    @lc285 2 года назад +4

    I find it more entertaining scientists are unexpectedly surprised by their expected results.

  • @Miliaaaz
    @Miliaaaz 2 месяца назад

    Could anyone provide a summary-

  • @DwayneETowns
    @DwayneETowns 2 года назад +3

    Great genius work of science and aerospace technology!

  • @twstf8905
    @twstf8905 2 года назад +7

    Awesome 👍

  • @pairashootpants5373
    @pairashootpants5373 2 года назад +2

    This was an amazing accomplishment

  • @naukanews
    @naukanews 2 года назад +3

    I can't wait!

  • @parmarmanhar9036
    @parmarmanhar9036 2 года назад +2

    Nice explained

  • @blakespower
    @blakespower 2 года назад +2

    its just a huge bundle of sand and boulders

  • @1122JZ
    @1122JZ 2 года назад +2

    That's a heck of a STEM creation.

  • @tiskook97
    @tiskook97 2 года назад +17

    Long time ago I want to be a NASA's scientist

  • @strafrag1
    @strafrag1 2 года назад +1

    Fascinating. Thank you.

  • @Magicalfluidprocess
    @Magicalfluidprocess 2 года назад +2

    Is this actual footage or computation ?

  • @rcisneros8567
    @rcisneros8567 2 года назад +3

    That was awesome. Thanks

    • @jeffburnham6611
      @jeffburnham6611 2 года назад +1

      All we need is for someone to construct a giant vacuum cleaner. Spaceballs, anyone?

  • @kevinpickford8714
    @kevinpickford8714 Год назад

    Imagine seeing that asteroid and expecting any sort of surface cohesion.

  • @whatsreal7506
    @whatsreal7506 2 года назад +4

    Very cool!👍👌

  • @tonybenjamin7844
    @tonybenjamin7844 2 года назад +3

    Pretty cool indeed.

  • @123Goldhunter11
    @123Goldhunter11 2 года назад +2

    Now they just need to find a golden asteroid.

  • @theobolt250
    @theobolt250 2 года назад +1

    Do we already have research data about this material? Soooo curious here! 😄

    • @13Odrade
      @13Odrade 2 года назад +1

      That's exactly what I was wondering about.

    • @ImieNazwiskoOK
      @ImieNazwiskoOK 2 года назад +2

      It first needs to go back to Earth

    • @13Odrade
      @13Odrade 2 года назад +1

      @@ImieNazwiskoOK Sure ! Any idea when ?

    • @ImieNazwiskoOK
      @ImieNazwiskoOK 2 года назад +3

      @@13Odrade September 24, 2023

  • @18661873
    @18661873 2 года назад +1

    NOVA had an episode devoted to this mission.

  • @erichfeit7779
    @erichfeit7779 2 года назад

    Yes, thanks for this interesting information. Erich from New Zealand

  • @carowj
    @carowj 2 года назад +1

    It’s a giant charcoal briquette :-)

  • @whiskey1minute978
    @whiskey1minute978 2 года назад +2

    Ar you sure it's name isn't "Kingsford".

  • @madzen112
    @madzen112 2 года назад +1

    That dirt ain't cheap!

  • @joegug4751
    @joegug4751 2 года назад +2

    When you think about it it’s really mind boggling

  • @stickynorth
    @stickynorth Год назад

    I wonder if this would make mining it to remove its collision risk with earth would be worth it or what its value as a mineral source would be...

  • @Khether0001
    @Khether0001 2 года назад +6

    Go NASA !

  • @PlayhouseRage
    @PlayhouseRage 2 года назад +2

    Bennu is getting Medicare and a gang of robo calls for extended auto warranty

  • @batman_2004
    @batman_2004 2 года назад +6

    This is so amazing! Wow!

  • @conservativemike3768
    @conservativemike3768 2 года назад +2

    Future mining operations just got a little more complicated.

    • @TieDyeVikki
      @TieDyeVikki 2 года назад +1

      Seems like it would be easier to me.... think vacuums, not drills.....

    • @conservativemike3768
      @conservativemike3768 2 года назад

      @@TieDyeVikki / LOL… Vacs require an atmosphere!

    • @TieDyeVikki
      @TieDyeVikki 2 года назад

      @@conservativemike3768 But maybe my idea just sucks......

    • @conservativemike3768
      @conservativemike3768 2 года назад +1

      @@TieDyeVikki / I believe further research is needed… perhaps a govt grant is in order

  • @jimhofoss9982
    @jimhofoss9982 2 года назад +9

    displace 12 tonnes at collection site, and get a 12 ounce sample, lol

  • @curtisharrison1607
    @curtisharrison1607 2 года назад

    There may have been a electrical discharge as well.

  • @glenbrisebois8239
    @glenbrisebois8239 Год назад

    I loved this video, so well done, thank you.

  • @rareform6747
    @rareform6747 2 года назад

    we are monitoring this situation

  • @sudhirmishra6265
    @sudhirmishra6265 2 года назад +1

    Incredible & Stunning.

  • @SteyrScoutTactical
    @SteyrScoutTactical 2 года назад

    Going through when?

  • @xrptonaire
    @xrptonaire Год назад +1

    How tf did I end up looking up asteroid bennu

  • @thomasballard1753
    @thomasballard1753 2 года назад +3

    We love science!

  • @lapplandsjagare
    @lapplandsjagare 2 года назад +3

    🙋🏻‍♂️ hello from Sweden 🇸🇪

  • @98f5
    @98f5 2 года назад +1

    absolutely amazing!

  • @rodqueen2910
    @rodqueen2910 2 года назад +1

    thank you !!!

  • @oneeyejack2
    @oneeyejack2 2 года назад +5

    Would that facilitate asteroid mining ? maybe we just need some kind of gas blower and a hoover thing to collect materials

  • @jimjames895
    @jimjames895 Месяц назад

    Did it make it back to earth? Its been 4 years.

  • @fanatamon
    @fanatamon 2 года назад +2

    That is so cool.

  • @shaneintegra
    @shaneintegra 2 года назад +1

    Wow this is so awesome!

  • @mr.rainbowlovescoffee
    @mr.rainbowlovescoffee 2 года назад

    That's not a very nice neighbor you just floats up there and takes up space 🚀🤣

  • @perryedwards4746
    @perryedwards4746 2 года назад +4

    Wow!!

  • @theoPhobiaz
    @theoPhobiaz 2 года назад +1

    Good. Harry Stamper and team will make quick work of drilling to 800 ft.

  • @jamiee1519
    @jamiee1519 2 года назад

    estimated cost of mission $1 billion. so that's about $6.67 million per gram.

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred 2 года назад +2

      Don't let Hunter near that rock or he'll smoke it.

    • @jamiee1519
      @jamiee1519 2 года назад

      @@1pcfred and somehow taxpayers will pay for it lol

  • @moncaman1
    @moncaman1 2 года назад +1

    Excellent channel thank you good stuff..🕵️🧐👍✨...😎

  • @jaimishmoradiya8717
    @jaimishmoradiya8717 2 года назад

    bennu politely say get out of my area

  • @printpainting1293
    @printpainting1293 2 года назад

    Super infor!

  • @b1232r
    @b1232r 2 года назад +2

    Existence is amazing.

  • @pastuh
    @pastuh 2 года назад +1

    Thats why most asteroid is harmless.

  • @Penultimeat
    @Penultimeat 2 года назад

    Mining these things for resources in situ wouldn’t even require a drill, just a trowel and a bucket.