4.6M views · 2K shares | A speech about a catastrophic comet heading directly for the earth isn’t so scary when it’s delivered by President Morgan Freeman. Deep Impact is now streaming on Netflix UK/IE. | Netflix | Facebook

25 years ago DEEP IMPACT made a splash in theatres, and now it’s hurtling home in stunning 4K Ultra HD. ☄️ With an all-star cast (Robert Duvall! Elijah Wood! Morgan Freeman!) and epic action & adventure, the end of the world has never looked better. Buy now on 4K UHD, Blu-ray & Digital: paramnt.us/DeepImpact | Paramount Home Entertainment

On January 12, 2005, NASA launched its Deep Impact mission to crash into comet Tempel 1, also known as 9P/Tempel. The mission would study the comet's interior by smashing into its surface and taking pictures of the impact crater and all the dust and dirt it kicked into space. Read more here: https://www.space.com/39251-on-this-day-in-space.html | Space.com