Carl Sagan covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe.
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Air Date: 1980-09-28
At the beginning of this cosmic journey across space and time, Dr. Carl Sagan takes us to the edge of the universe ab...
Air Date: 1980-10-05
Dr. Sagan's cosmic calendar makes the history of the universe understandable and frames the origin of the Earth and t...
Air Date: 1980-10-12
This episode is a historical re-creation of the life of Johannes Kepler, the last scientific astrologer, the first mo...
Air Date: 1980-10-19
A descent through the hellish atmosphere of Venus to explore its broiling surface serves as a warning to our world ab...
Air Date: 1980-10-26
Is there life on Mars? Dr. Sagan takes viewers on a tour of the red planet first through the eyes of science fiction ...
Air Date: 1980-11-02
Dr. Sagan compares the exhilaration of 17th-century Dutch explorers who ventured in sailing ships halfway around our ...
Air Date: 1980-11-09
Humans once thought the stars were campfires in the sky and the Milky Way "the backbone of night." In this fascinati...
Air Date: 1980-11-16
A voyage to see how star patterns change over millions of years is followed by a journey to the planets of other star...
Air Date: 1980-11-23
Using computer animation and amazing astronomical art, Dr. Sagan shows how stars are born, live, die and sometimes co...
Air Date: 1980-11-30
Dr. Sagan leads us on some awesome trips — to a time when galaxies were beginning to form, to India to explore the in...
Air Date: 1980-12-07
The brain is the focus of this fascinating portion of our journey as Dr. Sagan examines another of the intelligent cr...
Air Date: 1980-12-14
Are there alien intelligences? How could we communicate with them? What about UFOs? The answers to these questions ta...
Air Date: 1980-12-21
Through the use of special effects we retrace the 15-billion-year journey from the big bang to the present. We also h...