The Attacker & Defender of Earth | The Planets | Earth Science

Jupiter is believed to have been the reason an asteroid hit earth, and wiped out most of its life. But it also defends Earth from multiple threats.
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The Planets (2019)
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[@Tux0xFF]

Whenever you feel down and alone, just know Jupiter is there for you.

[@ImMarius1]

xDDD

[@giovannirodriguesdasilva646]

Jupiter is like a big brother, he'll slap you sometimes, but he'll protect you too

[@eleethtahgra7182]

@@giovannirodriguesdasilva646 just like zeus n humanity?

[@kaecilius360]

@Nikhil S ROFL 🤣

[@johnkepa2240]

😅🤣😂

[@danduong1445]

*1 asteroid hit Earth* Earth: "Why did you do that? You're so mean" Jupiter: "Sorry little guy" Also Jupiter: *keeping thousands of asteroids away from Earth*

[@meekmeads]

Jupiter was high that day :D

[@samsclub18]

Earth about to get smacked if he don't stfu 🌎

[@crysis_pyscho9386]

BBC earth literally woke up and decided to make the best looking space documentary

[@Pauly421]

Yeah their CGI is soooo lovely to behold. MORE PLANET AND SPACE STUFF PLEASE!!!

[@Spudtron98]

They did the same with the first version of The Planets back in the early 2000s. Damn thing looked incredible for its time.

[@legitpancake4276]

I mean this series was on TV two years ago, and I'm pretty sure it's available on Dvd. But they've only now started streaming pieces of it on youtube.

[@addisalemayehu7546]

the atomic bomb doc CGI was also one of a kind on KZbin

[@DivShadow]

"Although Jupiter occasionally flings asteroids our way, it also acts as a shield." Random asteroid: ... Jupiter: "HEY! Ain't nobody allowed to hit my sister but me!"

[@noctis0524]

😏

[@funtimefantaaaz]

Haha 😂🤫

[@crysis_pyscho9386]

😯😐😐 🤨🤨

[@karlomoonblade]

yeah -step- big bro jupiter really loves his sister earth

[@vishnusathyaseelan7841]

But his sister Earth is not happy to say that "her brother is a GIANT" ...

[@sabbirtalukder2745]

It's just like a big brother. Sometimes slaps us but most of the times protects us from harm. 😅

[@DefaultOwenOnly]

Hi

[@sabbirtalukder2745]

@Kepler 186-F hey

[@sabbirtalukder2745]

@@DefaultOwenOnly hey

[@babayada2015]

@Chandu What?

[@sabbirtalukder2745]

@Chandu ?

[@drk_blood]

Does Jupiter have a Patreon link? I feel like donating 😂

[@judenjilah7996]

😂😂😂😂

[@abhisheksatam]

Na but it does have an only fans

[@nikolaivikturski4557]

@@abhisheksatam jupiter is a thicc girl 🤤

[@HoshikawaHikari]

I think you can ask Elon to send a shipment of your donations into Jupiter

[@drk_blood]

@@HoshikawaHikari yes mate, I will invite him to smoke a big blunt together 😂

[@rathas881]

This is the exact 100% perfect visual effects that I've been looking for. That looks original as what happen in space. It's like you were there as it happen witnessing the once in lifetime event. Good job BBC.

[@DavidSkizzle]

lmao what

[@owensanfordstuff]

​@@DavidSkizzle they are praising the realistic visual effects

[@easidhiksidhik6881]

Cameraman is invincible

[@lesterlloyd]

Not all heroes wear capes. Some wears a giant red spot. 🥰

[@noctis0524]

and you believe this is real..🤣🤣

[@Lyenati]

@@noctis0524 The earth is flat. Jupiter doesn’t exist. Venus is a flying saucer and did you know my homework was eaten by my dog?

[@noctis0524]

@@Lyenati 🤣🤣🤣 i believe in your dog..

[@rdblocks5490]

@@noctis0524 Ah again the uneducated kids on the internet who don't know what to do in life

[@cheeringmango7109]

@@rdblocks5490 he/she is the internet clown lol

[@Nikolai_The_Crazed]

My grandfather actually witnessed the Shoemaker-Levi 9 impacts with his telescope. You could see small flashes across the surface where the debris impacted over the course of days. He even drew a small diagram in his journal

[@jeffreyantizin3731]

Bull

[@tiattahiscupcakecandykatan2453]

What about Comet Holmes it 70 percent bigger than our sun and it orbits between mars and Jupiter

[@tiattahiscupcakecandykatan2453]

Comet Holmes is the biggest object in our solar system

[@Nikolai_The_Crazed]

@@jeffreyantizin3731 Bull? What do you mean bull? Observatories across the world did the same thing he did. Turned their telescopes and watched. He doesn’t pull it out much, but he showed me Saturn with his telescope once. Aside from the atmospheric distortion making things ripple, he got a pretty good view of the planet and it’s rings. He was perfectly capable of watching the event himself. He does this sort of thing as a hobby, so how is it bull?

[@Nikolai_The_Crazed]

@@tiattahiscupcakecandykatan2453 the object itself isn’t the biggest, no. The comet is tiny compared to the sun. But a comet is mostly ice, so when a comet passes close to the sun, it begins to warm up. That warming throws out a cloud of dust and steam, and THAT is what grew to a diameter greater than the sun. That cloud sheath, called a Coma, grew to be big enough that you could see it with the naked eye. My grandfather hasn’t told me if he’s seen it himself, so he probably hasn’t. He did start working night shifts around 2005, so, his hobby was a little hampered by his work schedule.

[@FlintandSteel94]

It's always been fascinating to think about this stuff. Realizing that while Jupiter is a big ball of gas and dust, there is a depth at which the atmospheric pressure makes the gas more dense than the Comet, and at this point, it would slam against it like it was striking a solid surface. Planets, and space in general, have always fascinated me, ever since I was a kid.

[@Anthony-nd6vk]

What’s crazy to me is that asteroids of 10km and 4km across can do so much damage. Given the massive size of everything is space, those seem small actually

[@StupidoDiabolik]

You're right, but when combining those size with high speed, it become devastating.

[@SD-ef4qp]

Its like a bullet..

[@johnboy14]

E=MC^2 is a real bitch. Everest hitting the planet at almost 30x the speed of sound would be an ungodly sight.

[@mikeyd946]

Incredible depiction of the asteroid impact

[@fighter5583]

Earth: *displeased by the current settings. Grabs the phone* Jupiter: Hello? Earth: Hey Jupiter, my game needs a reset. Jupiter: Alright, give me a sec. *hums whilst picking out the correct size of asteroid*

[@AviectusG]

cheers to all the brave cameramen willing to risk their lives filming this, especially the one that was send in orbit to film the aerial impact moments!

[@dhillonjeet1990]

lol

[@stevet100]

lol....

[@stephenm3667]

We originally had Bruce Willis slated but he was oddly unavailable

[@mohammadsharif6293]

🤣🤣🤣

[@aguy7095]

nooi!!1!!!1 it animate!!!

[@KVenturi]

Thank you Jupiter ♥️

[@directorluca2429]

Yea you are right

[@jupiterkingBR]

You're welcome :)

[@titan9259]

What about Saturn? It prevented Jupiter from migrating to the inner solar system

[@zethkianpiamonte9470]

Well thank you to saturn too

[@zethkianpiamonte9470]

Didn't know that saturn can stop a larger planet

[@kevinkevin1820]

It’s not only Jupiter that protects us Saturn, Neptune and Uranus also does.

[@godofcodgamer8296]

Yes but most of the time is Jupiter! It's like the big brother of the planets!

[@samuelhere41]

Most of the time saturn and jupiter do. Because Uranus and Neptune are too far away

[@Quibblet]

@@godofcodgamer8296 There's speculation that Jupiter is atleast 50 million years older than Earth, so yes, it's certainly the big sibling of the Solar System.

[@rakotolongin8541]

Props to the camera man going to Jupiter just to film this. 🙌🙌👌

[@MerchantIvoryfilms]

If Jupiter askes for a raise you better all says "Yes"

[@InfraredSpace]

I say a big fat NOOOOO

[@theexchipmunk]

A little fact. Its not the impact with the ground that kills everything in a thousand kilometers instantly. Its the heat flash of it just impacting the atmosphere. If it where to hit the ocean, it would never touch water, as it would just build away the ocean beneath it.

[@animeyahallo3887]

I'm in a BBC Earth Lab marathon and so are you.

[@Slypto]

I love the music that is with this, and how well this docu is put together

[@SoronQuenta]

I remember watching the news of this event when I was a teenager. Must impressive.

[@zahrans]

Much respect to the cameramen who took the one way trip to Jupiter just so to obtain never before seen closeup footage. RIP

[@pablog.511]

Shoemaker-Levy 9: *Im going to end this man Earth´s hole career* Jupiter: *Whoa, whoa, whooooa stop there dude*

[@nikeecalunsag]

A reliable big brother indeed.

[@neoqueto]

I like the VFX and CGI in this video, they aren't the most realistic, but look really good. Especially clouds.

[@wispaschannel]

agreed

[@Plainejan]

Nope.. its not vfx and cgi.... its the cameraman....

[@neoqueto]

@@Plainejan must be the same guy from the Powerade commercial

[@victoriarichardson1471]

Wow loving Jupiter right about now. It’s Earths big brother, protecting us. I think the asteroids that get close to earth Jupiter could not catch. Plus the other planets take hits for us too. Including Mars.

[@warbrain1053]

You forgor the best friend. Luna or the moon

[@vice.nor.virtue]

I think it's taken at least seven asteroid bullets that we know about. It's such a freaking crazy huge planet. Our asteroid belt and Ort cloud would look very different without it. Also a lot of the inner planets would be bigger.

[@historytank5673]

Did need Saturn to not kill us at birth though (Jupiter was on a path to steal the material that created earth)

[@JR-fe9ix]

These planet videos are visually stunning and very poetic

[@mou_editz2675]

Imagine there's a hidden civilization in Jupiter that is protected by the gasses like a Dome Sheild of Wakanda.

[@ZeitGeist_TV]

They would have to be on one of it's Moon's.

[@kaneko.ayano.20X]

How would they survive Jupiter's planet-crushing gravity though?

[@mou_editz2675]

@@kaneko.ayano.20X maybe they're more Evolved to its Environment? Didn't say a human civilization tho. Maybe a different kind.

[@ZeitGeist_TV]

@@mou_editz2675 There is no land and the atmospheric pressure isn't the only thing that's deadly but the temperatures at those depths that will prevent all life. It's the reason Jupiter radiates twice the energy or receives from the Sun is it's inner temperature is close to that of the surface of our Sun. Microbial life on one of the icy moons with liquid water that isn't bombarded by the radiation of Jupiter could be possible.

[@vice.nor.virtue]

Has anyone else wondered what something crashing into Jupiter would look like? I always thought that it would just be absorbed into it's cold clouds of gas and you'd never see it again. I never thought it would actually make a visible impression that you could see from orbit.

[@ebukaobieri]

YEah honestly that is actually pretty terrifying. As small as the comets were to jupiter, their wounds were very visible and the explosive energy released from the impacts must have been incredible.

[@samuelhere41]

Same thing with saturn uranus and neptune, neptune would pull things in quicker tho because of those 1500 mph winds

[@EllieMarPen]

There is footage of an asteroid or comet that struck Jupiter, iirc there was a big flash because it exploded high in the atmosphere

[@ngumin]

Jupiter's like a sibling, they can be annoying sometimes but they will protect you from harm.

[@TJusnow]

I cannot get over these animations they’re too cool!!

[@bmck5002]

I feel sad and thankful at the same time.

[@rakib9039]

Big shout out to Jupiter We always love you 😘 🌏

[@r0smor]

Nice to hear someone pronouncing km correctly for a change, with the accent on the first syllable like every other SI unit.

[@DeusExHomeboy]

Damn, big respekt to Jupiter. All Gas no Brakes!!

[@prabhat4897]

Bro Jupiter We Love Ya 😍 Thank You Jupiter 👍🏻

[@fazalkhan-wp5ku]

Great work by Vedio makers

[@akizh04]

huge thanks to the cameraman who's willing to travel through space to capture the moment where the comet captured by Jupiter

[@freetolisten]

@@DanielSBalan it's barely been a day

[@jasper.nonactive]

@@DanielSBalan ??

[@lamar7bn]

I love you Jupiter, you are a true hero

[@dianbarrow5653]

Jupiter is like that friend that messes with you but when someone else does it he’s like:”Nah bro”

[@vaughnspight681]

It's so beautiful

[@rushiljohar4206]

Cheers you.

[@ultralaggerREV1]

THANK YOU, JUPITER!

[@James-gh9qm]

Thanks jupi..love to u from hoomans...

[@AhzaDanish]

Amazing 👍👍

[@prabodhshrivastava1670]

Great job

[@asherperkinsmusic2767]

Amazing

[@subinoy1193]

Thank you honorable jupi🤗☺️😇♥️

[@HENRYCH007]

Thanks @jupiter

[@handycat9179]

Thank you, Jupiter..

[@Annabelle66633]

Where would we be without Jupiter 🙂❤️

[@smitch250]

Jupiter is our godfather. We are nothing without Jupiter but stardust

[@jerlee620]

In school we were taught 65 million years ago. Then I started hearing 66 million years ago. Now it’s 100 million years ago?? I know time flies but dang.

[@shawntepitts488]

Big hug

[@ryanchilton1252]

he attacc he protecc but most importantly he RESPECC

[@duroxkilo]

0:37 8 o'clock: making toast with my grandma's old-school toaster

[@user-sp4hx6gi9q]

มีวันนี้แน่นอน โลกสลาย แต่ อีก หลายร้อยล้านปี 🎉 ขอบคุณ ทุกอย่าง บนโลก ❤

[@James-gh9qm]

Those air raid sounds though😅 0:24

[@Vangaurd979]

Imagine if Jupiter was not there, and that commet was heading towards earth, earth would have fragmented into pieces, we shall thank Jupiter. Like a gaurdian protecting from the dangers of the outer space. Spectacular...

[@jupiterkingBR]

Glad to help :)

[@user-im5wr8zs7u]

Thank you Jupiter :')

[@heisenberg4227]

Getting Homeworld vibes here… the narrator really has the perfect voice for the visuals.

[@Cancun771]

Jupiter giveth, and Jupiter taketh away. Like a true arrogant Godfather of old, guided by random emotions and desires we mortals cannot begin to understand.

[@I.Odnamra]

Earth: the flashes looked fantastic Jupiter: its the end times!

[@paulbin]

Uranus often suffers from massive impacts and huge explosions too

[@JamietheEmperor]

I love jupiter

[@thebagelbomb]

Wow, that black "ash" cloud was almost as big as the Great Red Spot. That's insane.

[@catthecommentbothunter6890]

Astroid:im going to end Earth's carrier Jupiter:allow me to introduce my self

[@taylordakoda67]

*career

[@youzz33]

Fun Fact: Saturn and Uranus also protect Earth too, lots of big bros looking out for us 🤗

[@kantpredict]

Cheers, Jupiter!

[@methamphetamememcmeth3422]

My lockscreen wallpaper has been Jupiter for a year now.

[@Babynld]

Jupiter invested in our existing and it is still providing support.

[@PhamMaiTrang]

Thanks you Jupiter

[@user-le8pg7ob8k]

เดี๋ยวลงแบบเนี่ยเลย

[@2027_Goat]

Jupiter are save the life of Earth with his grand power of rotation

[@toph1605]

Jupiter is a certified tsundere 👍

[@univers8646]

There are many mysteries in the history of the formation of our solar system. For example, how can one explain the stability of planetary orbits given that these objects arose from chaotic motion?

[@dorraymarshall1143]

@Animation of Universe Because after 4 billion years all the crap got sorted out.

[@testsalv4366]

When you have billions of years time frame, almost all probabilities of configurations can be done. I'm more curious how stars formed during the initial period of Big Bang than how primordial clouds of gasses arranged and transformed themselves into planets and asteroids around a star.

[@constantinvasiliev2065]

I thought it was both ways: things flying at us, would be deflected, and things, which never meant to hit us can also be redirected into us

[@FrankyboyFloyd]

The orbit of Jupiter is so vast, it's role in protecting the earth from this is insignificant.....

[@leanardoclementphillip2512]

Thanks to protect us Jupiter 😥😥😥

[@briandye6938]

Big thanks to Jupiter amazing of how gas planets protect planet earth

[@Planetkid32]

Friendly reminder that July this year (2024), will mark 30 years since Shoemaker-Levy 9 slammed into Jupiter.

[@spirited_rk]

wow 12000km length of cloud, almost the diameter of planet Earth

[@FITE4self89]

Jupiter is like the big brother. Beats you up but protects you when needed.

[@edwinmhlanga5421]

Thanks to the cameraman who recorded this fight billion years ago

[@arcosprey4811]

Love Jupiter man

[@RonniMo]

3:57 Oh, wow. I'm not used to interviewees staring directly into the camera like that.

[@schnookiecakes]

it's much better than 4:14 :P

[@deeb3272]

Excited for the next asteroid gift from Jupiter.

[@cosmossfs2201]

3:46 Jupiter definitely had rings

[@fazalkhan-wp5ku]

Thanks Jupiter' Mamoji

[@TonyWhite22351]

These people have just moved the dinosaur extinction back 35 million years !

[@Ideallane]

That’s when it was ejected from the asteroid belt. It took 35 million years to reach earth - it was travelling at a very slow speed

[@michaelsoyt]

Jupiter in 65 million years ago: I will never let this happen again Now Jupiter: buff boi

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

An object with a high mass close to the Earth could be sent out into a collision course with the asteroid, knocking it off course. When the asteroid is still far from the Earth, a means of deflecting the asteroid is to directly alter its momentum by colliding a spacecraft with the asteroid.

[@TheScienceofnature]

Such a collision would require another massive object. If we can create such and object, we wouldn't need to crash it, we could use its propulsion energy to change the course of the asteroid. Asteroid that can be influenced by current spacecraft are not dangerous, they disintegrate in earth's atmosphere.

[@degenetron7590]

Jupiter a real one fr

[@rockyh1652]

Something bad happens in solar system Jupiter : I didn't do that 😓

[@dubcee9181]

I rather be in that 1000 km zone so itll be so fast just a quick flash bam am gone ! Nice knowing y'all

[@thedog1636]

the camera man is in spectator mode 💀

[@clouds3063]

Everyone talks about how Jupiter protects us but in the early solar system it spiraled in towards the sun until Saturn came along

[@directorluca2429]

Jupiter is beautifully protective 😍

[@shorpee4165]

I once heard somewhere that even if the asteroid hadn’t hit the earth the dinosaurs would have died out anyway because of some food shortage or something.

[@tma240cass]

More climatic than every damn movie ever