The Big Take

The Big Take

The Big Take

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If you’re a comic book or sci-fi fan, you’ve likely read about the far-off idea of hitching a ride on an asteroid and mining it for precious metals and ice. But it’s not science fiction anymore. In this episode, we’ll take a look at two real-life asteroid-mining missions in the works.

Dr. Dante Lauretta, who leads NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission, talks about what they’ve gathered from the Bennu near Earth asteroid, which will arrive back home later this year.

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Topic(s)

Asteroids, comets, meteors

Date

February 08, 2023

Presenter(s)

Lauretta, Dante

Object(s)

Bennu

Mission(s)/Instrument(s)

OSIRIS-REx