"You might have thought, as I did then, that our species would be on Mars before the century was over"
Our species has discovered a way to communicate through the dark, to transcend immense distances
1989 • Astronomy
"You might have thought, as I did then, that our species would be on Mars before the century was over"
1989 • Astronomy
Carl Sagan talks about our future and the exploration of space
1989 • Astronomy
"That's home. That's us. On it, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever lived.."
1990 • Astronomy
Carl Sagan teaches students in a classroom in his childhood home in Brooklyn, New York, which leads into a history of the different mythologies about stars and the gradual revelation of their true nature. In ancient Greece, some philosophers (Aristarchus of Samos, Thales of Miletus, Anaximander, Theodorus of Samos, Empedocles, Democritus) freely pursue scientific knowledge, while others (Plato, Aristotle, and the Pythagoreans) advocate slavery and epistemic secrecy.
7/13 • Cosmos: A Personal Voyage • 1980 • Astronomy
Using CGI to strip Mars layer by layer and tear off swirling dust storms, frozen ice caps, and study the secrets that lie beneath the Red Planet.
4/6 • Strip the Cosmos • 2014 • Astronomy
Professor Brian Cox tells the biggest story of them all. Inspired by the Southern Sky as he travels Australia, Brian reveals our very latest understanding about how the Universe began & how it will end.
2/2 • Brian Cox: Life Of A Universe • 2017 • Astronomy
In 2037, a devastating tragedy in the colony forces everyone to question the mission. In the present, SpaceX attempts another pioneering launch.
How does light escape from the sun? We take a journey from the centre of the sun, following the path of light. We witness its fiery birth from in the core, its 430,000 mile battle against gravity and magnetism, and its escape from the solar surface.
S3E1 • How the Universe Works • 2014 • Astronomy
From the origins of the universe, to the present time in mankind's exploration of the unknown, and forward into the future of what lies beyond the outer reaches, Space Unraveling the Cosmos brings audiences closer than ever before to the far off planets, galaxies, and terrestrial phenomenon that make up the limitless expanse all around us. Groundbreaking 4K/Ultra High Definition and 3D computer graphics immerse filmgoers within the mysteries of the cosmos in a way never before seen.
2013 • Astronomy