Cosmos Season 1

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The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
4.5
10 votes
1x01 The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean aired Sep 28, 1980

At the beginning of this cosmic journey across space and time, Dr. Carl Sagan takes us to the edge of the universe aboard a spaceship of the imagination. Thr... read more

One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue
4.6
9 votes
1x02 One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue aired Oct 05, 1980

Dr. Sagan's cosmic calendar makes the history of the universe understandable and frames the origin of the Earth and the evolution of life. We see the evoluti... read more

Harmony of the Worlds
5
6 votes
1x03 Harmony of the Worlds aired Oct 12, 1980

This episode is a historical re-creation of the life of Johannes Kepler, the last scientific astrologer, the first modern astronomer and the author of the fi... read more

Heaven and Hell
4.7
7 votes
1x04 Heaven and Hell aired Oct 19, 1980

A descent through the hellish atmosphere of Venus to explore its broiling surface serves as a warning to our world about the possible consequences of the inc... read more

Blues for a Red Planet
5
6 votes
1x05 Blues for a Red Planet aired Oct 26, 1980

Is there life on Mars? Dr. Sagan takes viewers on a tour of the red planet first through the eyes of science fiction authors, and then through the unblinking... read more

Travellers' Tales
4.6
5 votes
1x06 Travellers' Tales aired Nov 02, 1980

Dr. Sagan compares the exhilaration of 17th-century Dutch explorers who ventured in sailing ships halfway around our planet in their quest for wealth and kno... read more

The Backbone of Night
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1x07 The Backbone of Night aired Nov 09, 1980

Humans once thought the stars were campfires in the sky and the Milky Way "the backbone of night." In this fascinating segment Dr. Sagan takes us back to an... read more

Journeys in Space and Time
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1x08 Journeys in Space and Time aired Nov 16, 1980

A voyage to see how star patterns change over millions of years is followed by a journey to the planets of other stars, and a look at the possibility of time... read more

The Lives of the Stars
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1x09 The Lives of the Stars aired Nov 23, 1980

Using computer animation and amazing astronomical art, Dr. Sagan shows how stars are born, live, die and sometimes collapse to form neutron stars or black ho... read more

The Edge of Forever
4.8
6 votes
1x10 The Edge of Forever aired Nov 30, 1980

Dr. Sagan leads us on some awesome trips — to a time when galaxies were beginning to form, to India to explore the infinite cycles of Hindu cosmology, and to... read more

The Persistence of Memory
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1x11 The Persistence of Memory aired Dec 07, 1980

The brain is the focus of this fascinating portion of our journey as Dr. Sagan examines another of the intelligent creatures with whom we share the planet Ea... read more

Encyclopaedia Galactica
4
5 votes
1x12 Encyclopaedia Galactica aired Dec 14, 1980

Are there alien intelligences? How could we communicate with them? What about UFOs? The answers to these questions take us to Egypt to decode ancient hierogl... read more

Who Speaks for Earth?
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1x13 Who Speaks for Earth? aired Dec 21, 1980

Through the use of special effects we retrace the 15-billion-year journey from the big bang to the present. We also hear the tragic story of the martyrdom of... read more

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