Sorry Flat-Earthers! NASA footage of our planet confirms that it’s round

While many people are convinced that our planet is flat, new footage taken by a NASA satellite proves that Earth is very much round.

The stunning video was taken by a camera on board the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite, which observes Earth from a distance of about one million miles toward the Sun.

This distance means that the camera can observe the entire Earth from sunrise to sunset.

The camera, called EPIC, captures an average of one image every hour over summer, and one image every two hours over winter.

Alexander Marshak, deputy project manager for the mission, said: “Given EPIC’s special vantage point and frequent observations, we are able to observe the daytime portion of the daily cycle of many phenomena.

“For example, EPIC can follow a volcanic eruption or a fire plume during the entire day.

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“These measurements complement those taken by other low Earth-orbiting satellites, which view a particular location less often, in many cases only once or twice per day."

The footage is used by NASA to monitor a number of things – including cloud height and thickness, which are important for climate studies and weather analysis.

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