Alas, some Flat Earthers apparently have the answers to everything…
Despite brand-new, crystal-clear footage from the SpaceX Fram2 mission, Flat Earthers are still clinging tightly to their beliefs. The latest video, however, gives a pretty compelling look at just how round our planet actually is.
On April 1, right around 9:46 p.m., a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Riding on top was the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, taking four astronauts into orbit as part of the Fram2 mission.
Throughout the mission, the crew flew over both the North and South poles multiple times a day, giving them a sweeping view of Earth from space.
SpaceX later posted a clip on Twitter featuring what it called the “first views of Earth’s polar regions from Dragon.”
Since then, the astronauts have shared even more jaw-dropping footage. This includes a time-lapse video spanning Antarctica to the Arctic and a clip flying directly over the launch site – each video showing off just how beautiful and, well, round the Earth is. And naturally, that sparked a lot of buzz online.
People flooded the comments section, poking fun at Flat Earthers who continue to argue that Earth isn’t round but instead a flat disc or plane. Their theory took another big hit thanks to these stunning visuals.
As one person simply put it: “Bad day for flat Earthers.”
“How amazing does that look. I suppose it throws the ‘flat earth theory’ completely out the door,” another chimed in, while a third joked: “Splain this @FlatEarthZone,”
“Holy curvature!!! Amazing sharp quality SpaceX!!! Keep it up!! I love this!! Fantastic job as always! The flat earthers career is literally over! LEns tHE fISh LeNs….” a fourth added.
And someone else asked the burning question: “Where are the flat earthers? Are they like really mad right now? This footage is really beautiful.”
Still, the Flat Earth crowd isn’t going down without a fight. Many have taken to the comments to defend their views and explain – at least in their minds – why this new video isn’t actually proof of a round Earth.
One person claimed: “Looks so deep fake.”
“In shambles my a**!! Complete the circle, are we in another ice age lmao, why is half the Earth covered in ice. Stop using curved lenses!!” added another commenter.
A third chimed in with: “It’s too easy to edit this sort of footage,” while a fourth offered their take: “We’ve seen CGI before. Not impressed.”
Meanwhile, the Fram2 mission has safely wrapped up. SpaceX confirmed the return in a tweet that read: “All four framonauts have safely exited Dragon unassisted.”
After reading the Flat Earth responses, one person even suggested a bold idea: “When will SpaceX have special missions to fly flat earthers to space to finally shut them up?”
So, what do you say, Elon? Time to book a seat for the skeptics?