Location: Hotel Newport, Main Street Newport F28 YX89
How do you collect a piece of an asteroid millions of kilometres from Earth? In this 2020 NOVA documentary, follow the scientists and engineers behind NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission as they prepare for a daring encounter with Bennu. The team must study its rugged surface, choose a safe place to collect a sample and guide their spacecraft through a brief touchdown.
With so much riding on a few seconds of contact, Touching the Asteroid brings the people, ingenuity and suspense of space exploration vividly to life.
Join us on Sunday morning for this free screening and discover why Bennu holds clues to our Solar System’s past.
Explore the programme to discover talks, night-time events and experiences inspired by Mayo’s dark skies.