Carl Sagan
After Centuries of Lost Ideas, Humans Saved History by Sending It to Space
Humans have a real knack for destroying invaluable troves of knowledge. But we have an ace in the hole with Voyager.
The Wow! Signal Is The Strongest Candidate For an Alien Radio Transmission Yet
'Cosmos' didn't mention this mysterious radio signal in last night's episode, but it's still our best shot for an intergalactic chat sesh. For now.
The New 'Cosmos' Revives Carl Sagan's Sense of Awe
Despite a different feel and some odd cartoons, Neil deGrasse Tyson catches the magic of the original.
Psychiatrist Lester Grinspoon Smoked Pot with Carl Sagan—A Lot
Dr. Lester Grinspoon, associate professor emeritus of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, recalls exploring the cosmos with a little help from cannabis, and his best friend Carl.
Enjoy This Lost Episode of Carl Sagan's Cosmos: "The Meat Planet"
Oceans of liquid meat. An atmosphere of corrosive flatulence. Lovely, melted pork in vast amounts.
There's Life in the Cosmos, Just Not the Will To Find It
_7/25/11 Update: The website "SetiStars":https://setistars.org/ is currently having a public donation challenge to make over $200,000 in the next few weeks_ Last month, the alien-hunting Allen Telescope Array (ATA) in northern California went...
The Kid Who is Single-Handedly Making NASA Cool Again: A Q+A
Given what it's got to promote, NASA sucks at marketing itself. If the space agency were a guy in your high school he’d be that awkward loner who everyone loves for doing awesome stuff like hacking the school’s website to post an impromptu snow day.
Pluto's a Dwarf, Get Over It: Star Physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson
_So our celestial bodies have been regrouped, says Tyson. Can we move on to worrying about real science exploration? “Well, there is no direction. We’re not going anywhere... And that’s the beginning of the end. When you have to depend on everybody...