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Balloon Cam Raw

A camera attached to a balloon on the "Orbital Power Plant" shoot floats into space then crashes down to Earth. The timelapse is drawn from 5 hours of footage.

Discovery Channel Clips

  • Play Discovery Project Earth: Brighter World Primer
    Brighter World Primer

    Discovery Project Earth (03:34)

    Could a cloudy day really save the planet? Watch the Project Earth team test whether clouds could curb the rise of global warming.
  • Play Discovery Project Earth: Raining Forests In a Nutshell
    Raining Forests In a Nutshell

    Discovery Project Earth (02:55)

    Replanting the Earth's depleted forests is a daunting task. Get a three-minute primer on Dr. Mark Hodges' idea exploring the mechanics of mass reforestation.
  • Play Discovery Project Earth: Rocket Crash
    Rocket Crash

    Discovery Project Earth (03:08)

    Will the Space Sunshield team be able to get the lenses into space using a homemade rocket?
  • Play Discovery Project Earth: Wrapping Glaciers In a Nutshell
    Wrapping Glaciers In a...

    Discovery Project Earth (03:00)

    Watch a three-minute primer on Dr. Jason Box's plan to cover glaciers in blankets to stop them from melting.
  • Play Discovery Project Earth: Infinite Winds Primer
    Infinite Winds Primer

    Discovery Project Earth (03:14)

    We live at the bottom of an ocean of air. Find out how scientists plan to harness the power of atmospheric currents to stave off the threat of global warming.
  • Play Discovery Project Earth: Coil Gun Tech
    Coil Gun Tech

    Discovery Project Earth (02:26)

    The latest military technology could also be a revolutionary breakthrough for space travel.
  • Play Discovery Project Earth: Balloon Cam Raw
    Balloon Cam Raw

    Discovery Project Earth (02:29)

    A camera attached to a balloon on the "Orbital Power Plant" shoot floats into space then crashes down to Earth. The timelapse is drawn from 5 hours of footage.
  • Play Discovery Project Earth: Jakobshaven Glacier Retreat
    Jakobshaven Glacier Retreat

    Discovery Project Earth (02:19)

    This animation shows how Greenland's Jakobshaven Glacier is moving into the Atlantic Ocean more rapidly than ever before.
  • Play Discovery Project Earth: Melt Lakes and Moulins
    Melt Lakes and Moulins

    Discovery Project Earth (00:28)

    Melt lakes on Greenland's ice sheet can form moulins, or tunnels, that flow water under the glacier and cause more rapid melting.
  • Play Discovery Project Earth: Space Sunshield in a Nutshell
    Space Sunshield in a Nutshell

    Discovery Project Earth (02:42)

    Get a three-minute primer on Roger Angel's plan to protect Earth from the sun's harmful rays by constructing a large "shield" made of the thinnest lenses ever created.
  • Play Discovery Project Earth: How Cool Is That?
    How Cool Is That?

    Discovery Project Earth (01:01)

    Discovery Project Earth attempts the impossible.
  • Play Discovery Project Earth: Sneak Peek
    Sneak Peek

    Discovery Project Earth (00:30)

    Wrapping glaciers, raining trees, and making clouds -- see it all on Discovery Project Earth.
 

Watch Discovery Project Earth videos that feature clips of eight crazy experiments bold enough to change the world. Follow along as some of the world's leading scientists put the most ambitious geo-engineering ideas to the test in order to tackle global climate change.

 
 

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