The Sky at Night · SEASON 49

Deep Impact

Episode 7 · 2005-07-04

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Episode overview

NASA are sending a probe into the comet 9P/ Tempel-1, early on the morning of 4 July 2005. This is a unique event, from which they hope to find out how comets are made. Are they balls of ice and mud, the harbourers of life's components, or just solid rocks of sterile cosmic debris? The Deep Impact programme hopes to provide the answers, but this destructive act is not without its critics. The Sky at Night explores the pros and cons of hitting a comet.

Season 49 episodes

1. Lord of the Rings2005-01-03 2. Unveiling Titan2005-02-07 3. Strangers in the Night2005-03-07 4. Star Party2005-04-04 5. Eye on the Universe2005-05-02 6. The Shocking Sun2005-06-06 7. Deep Impact2005-07-04 8. Fallout From Deep Impact2005-07-10 9. The Search for Life2005-08-06 10. A Journey through Space and Time2005-08-06 11. Mapping The Universe2005-09-04 12. The Planets2005-10-02 13. Mars and the Ring of Fire2005-11-07 14. Celestial Zoo2005-12-04