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A trailer for NASA's new IMAX movie narrated by Jennifer Lawrence has us crying at our desks

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It's so fragile. NASA

I'll admit, I cry at everything from sappy commercials to photogenic dogs playing in the park.

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So it's no surprise why a trailer for NASA's IMAX documentary, "A Beautiful Planet," had me tearing up at my desk.

The movie, filmed in space and narrated by Jennifer Lawrence, shows us here on Earth what it's like to live on the International Space Station.

Many astronauts report feeling the "overview effect" in space. It's the experience of seeing Earth from above that leaves astronauts feeling awestruck and gives them a newfound appreciation for the world as a fragile planet that we share.

With this new doc, NASA's hoping we feel that way, too — and possibly inspire us to do more to protect our only home in the solar system. It fittingly comes to theaters on Earth Day, April 29.

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Grab a tissue just in case, and watch the full trailer:

And if you need more than that to make you tear up, try this on for size.

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