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Tuesday, February 28, 2006

COMETS: PROPHETS OF DOOM on The History Channel(R)

COMETS: PROPHETS OF DOOM on The History Channel(R)

Flying Balls of Ice ... or Harbingers of Death?

March 13th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT

NEW YORK, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the beginning of time, comets have lurked the solar system, balls of ice and dirt. But is there more to them than that? Might they hold the key to life on Earth ... and might they be its final downfall? Examine the role of these mysterious interstellar visitors in the history and future of man and the planet Earth in COMETS: PROPHETS OF DOOM, airing Monday, March 13th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on The History Channel.

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It is already known by scientists that the building blocks to carbon life on Earth are frozen in the middle of comets. But what more do they hold, and what other answers can they provide about the history of our solar system? Get up to speed on two spectacular NASA missions that sent research crafts into space to rendezvous with comets and find new answers. Could comets have, at one time, wiped ninety percent of the life off the face of the Earth -- millions of years before even the first dinosaurs lived? And what would it mean today if a massive comet crashed into Earth near a major city? Explore the possible answers in graphic detail using the latest cutting-edge animation and re-creations in COMETS: PROPHETS OF DOOM.

Beyond just science, what roles have comets played in some of the major historical events of human history? Is it possible that a comet led the Three Wise Men to Bethlehem after the birth of Christ? Have they foretold the destruction of civilizations, the arrival of plagues, and the deaths of kings? Were they central to Sir Isaac Newton's development of the theory of gravity? Find out in COMETS: PROPHETS OF DOOM.

COMETS: PROPHETS OF DOOM is produced by HTV Productions for The History Channel. Executive Producer for The History Channel is Beth Dietrich Segarra.

Now reaching more than 88 million Nielsen subscribers, The History Channel(R), "Where History Lives," brings history to life in a powerful manner and provides an inviting place where people experience history personally and connect their own lives to the great lives and events of the past. The History Channel has earned six News and Documentary Emmy(R) Awards and received the prestigious Governor's Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the network's "Save Our History(R)" campaign dedicated to historic preservation and history education. The History Channel web site is located at http://www.history.com/.

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Source: The History Channel

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