Episode 1
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
At the beginning of this cosmic journey across space and time, Dr. Carl Sagan takes us to the edge of the univ...
Episode 2
One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue
Dr. Sagan's cosmic calendar makes the history of the universe understandable and frames the origin of the Eart...
Episode 3
Harmony of the Worlds
This episode is a historical re-creation of the life of Johannes Kepler, the last scientific astrologer, the f...
Episode 4
Heaven and Hell
A descent through the hellish atmosphere of Venus to explore its broiling surface serves as a warning to our w...
Episode 5
Blues for a Red Planet
Is there life on Mars? Dr. Sagan takes viewers on a tour of the red planet first through the eyes of science f...
Episode 6
Travellers' Tales
Dr. Sagan compares the exhilaration of 17th-century Dutch explorers who ventured in sailing ships halfway arou...
Episode 7
The Backbone of Night
Humans once thought the stars were campfires in the sky and the Milky Way "the backbone of night."
In this fa...
Episode 8
Journeys in Space and Time
A voyage to see how star patterns change over millions of years is followed by a journey to the planets of oth...
Episode 9
The Lives of the Stars
Using computer animation and amazing astronomical art, Dr. Sagan shows how stars are born, live, die and somet...
Episode 10
The Edge of Forever
Dr. Sagan leads us on some awesome trips — to a time when galaxies were beginning to form, to India to explore...
Episode 11
The Persistence of Memory
The brain is the focus of this fascinating portion of our journey as Dr. Sagan examines another of the intelli...
Episode 12
Encyclopedia Galactica
Are there alien intelligences? How could we communicate with them? What about UFOs? The answers to these quest...
Episode 13
Who Speaks for Earth?
Through the use of special effects we retrace the 15-billion-year journey from the big bang to the present. We...