NASA Arrives at Bennu Today, But Exactly Where Is That Asteroid?

By Meghan Bartels NASA will arrive at an asteroid called Bennu today (Dec. 3), kicking the space agency’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission into full gear. OSIRIS-REx will arrive at Bennu at about 12 p.m. EST (1700 GMT) and you can watch it live here, courtesy of NASA, beginning at 11:45 a.m. EST (1645 GMT). A mission program will …