The Asteroid That Nearly Swallowed OSIRIS-Rex

The video explores the fear of ball pits and relates it to the Osiris Rex mission to the asteroid Bennu. Bennu is a rubble pile asteroid with a surface lacking cohesion, posing challenges for spacecraft. The Osiris Rex mission successfully collected samples, revealing unexpected findings about Bennu's surface. These insights are crucial for future missions and understanding asteroid behavior. The spacecraft is set to return to Earth with samples and will later fly by the asteroid Apophis.

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