Season 1 (1980)

The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
8.0

September 28, 1980 • 1h

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

One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue
8.2

October 5, 1980 • 1h

Dr. Sagan's cosmic calendar makes the history of the universe understandable and frames the origin of the Earth and the evolution ...Read more

Harmony of the Worlds
7.6

October 12, 1980 • 1h

This episode is a historical re-creation of the life of Johannes Kepler, the last scientific astrologer, the first modern astronom...Read more

Heaven and Hell
8.0

October 19, 1980 • 1h

A descent through the hellish atmosphere of Venus to explore its broiling surface serves as a warning to our world about the possi...Read more

Blues for a Red Planet
8.3

October 26, 1980 • 1h

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 ...Read more

Travellers' Tales
8.3

November 2, 1980 • 1h

Dr. Sagan compares the exhilaration of 17th-century Dutch explorers who ventured in sailing ships halfway around our planet in the...Read more

The Backbone of Night
8.0

November 9, 1980 • 1h

Humans once thought the stars were campfires in the sky and the Milky Way "the backbone of night." In this fascinating segment Dr...Read more

Journeys in Space and Time
8.3

November 16, 1980 • 1h

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...Read more

The Lives of the Stars
7.9

November 23, 1980 • 1h

Using computer animation and amazing astronomical art, Dr. Sagan shows how stars are born, live, die and sometimes collapse to for...Read more

The Edge of Forever
8.3

November 30, 1980 • 1h

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

The Persistence of Memory
7.9

December 7, 1980 • 1h

The brain is the focus of this fascinating portion of our journey as Dr. Sagan examines another of the intelligent creatures with ...Read more

Encyclopedia Galactica
8.0

December 14, 1980 • 1h

Are there alien intelligences? How could we communicate with them? What about UFOs? The answers to these questions take us to Egyp...Read more

Who Speaks for Earth?
8.1

December 21, 1980 • 1h

Through the use of special effects we retrace the 15-billion-year journey from the big bang to the present. We also hear the tragi...Read more