Cosmos
“An epic adventure in time, space and life.”
Creator
Ann Druyan, Steven Soter
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson serves as guide on a grand tour of the universe, tracing the story of how we came to understand our place in the cosmos. Reviving Carl Sagan's landmark series, the show soars from the birth of stars to the inner workings of the atom, weaving cutting-edge science with the human dramas of the thinkers who dared to question. Lush visual effects and an animated 'Ship of the Imagination' carry viewers across billions of years of space and time. Awe-inspiring and lucid, it makes the deepest ideas of physics, evolution, and astronomy feel both intimate and vast.
Seasons
2
Episodes
26
Country
United States of America
Status
Ended
Cast
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self - Host · 26 eps
Ann Druyan
· 26 eps
Carl Sagan
Self (voice) (archive footage) · 8 eps
Seth MacFarlane
President Harry S. Truman (voice) · 4 eps
Kirsten Dunst
Cecilia Payne (voice) · 1 eps
Amanda Seyfried
Marie Tharp (voice) · 1 eps
Patrick Stewart
William Herschel (voice) · 2 eps
Richard Gere
Clair Patterson (voice) · 1 eps
Viggo Mortensen
Nikolai Vavilov (voice) · 1 eps
Sasha Sagan
Rachel Molly Gruber · 3 eps
Alfred Molina
Ibn al-Haytham (voice) · 1 eps
Cary Elwes
Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice) · 1 eps
Piotr Michael
Lab Assistant (voice) · 2 eps
André Sogliuzzo
Christopher Wren (voice) · 2 eps
Enn Reitel
Henry Norris Russell (voice) · 2 eps
Stoney Emshwiller
· 2 eps
Christopher Emerson
Acolyte (voice) · 2 eps
Trang Vo
(voice) · 2 eps
Alexander Siddig
Isaac Newton (voice) · 1 eps
Judd Hirsch
Robert Oppenheimer (voice) · 1 eps
Fred Tatasciore
Democritus (voice) · 1 eps
Keythe Farley
· 2 eps
Olivia D'Abo
Marie Curie (voice) · 1 eps
Elizardo Torrez
Young Carl Sagan · 2 eps
Yuri Lowenthal
(voice) · 1 eps
Fay Masterson
(voice) · 1 eps
Paul Sorvino
Augustin Mouchot (voice) · 1 eps
Marlee Matlin
Annie Jump Cannon (voice) · 1 eps
Julian Ovenden
Michael Faraday (voice) · 1 eps
Martin Jarvis
Humphry Davy (voice) · 1 eps
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1
Standing Up in the Milky Way
The Ship of the Imagination, unfettered by ordinary limits on speed and size, drawn by the music of cosmic harmonies, can take us anywhere in space and time. It has been idling for more than three decades, and yet it has never been overtaken. Its global legacy remains vibrant. Now, it's time once again to set sail for the stars.
2
Some of the Things that Molecules Do
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson is on a voyage to explore the relatedness of all living things and the possible evolution of life in the cosmos. Go on a journey to discover how artificial selection turned the wolf into canine breeds and how natural selection sculpted the complex human eye. Later, Tyson visits the grand Hall of Extinction, a monument to all the broken branches on the tree of life. Retrace the story of life on Earth and the unbroken thread that stretches from the first one-celled organisms to human life.
3
When Knowledge Conquered Fear
There was a time, not so long ago, when natural events could only be understood as gestures of divine displeasure. We will witness the moment that all changed; but first, the Ship of the Imagination is in the brooding, frigid realm of the Oort Cloud, where a trillion comets wait. Our Ship takes us on a hair-raising ride, chasing a single comet through its million-year plunge towards the Sun.
4
A Sky Full of Ghosts
An exploration of how light, time and gravity combine to distort our perceptions of the universe. We eavesdrop on a series of walks along a beach on summer nights in the year 1809. William Herschel, whose many discoveries include the insight that telescopes are time machines, tells bedtime stories to his young son, John, who will grow up to make some rather profound discoveries of his own.
5
Hiding in the Light
The Ship of the Imagination travels back in time to reveal 11th century Europe and North Africa during the golden age of Islam, when brilliant physicist Ibn al-Haytham discovered the scientific method and first understood how we see, and how light travels. Later, William Herschel discovers the infrared and the signature hidden in the light of every star, eventually unlocking one of the keys to the cosmos.
6
Deeper, Deeper, Deeper Still
The Ship of the Imagination ventures on an epic voyage to the bottom of a dewdrop to explore the universe on the smallest scale and observe exotic life forms invisible to the naked eye. Then, host Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the neural network in our brains which determine our sense of smell and memory, and later, he travels deep beneath the surface of the Earth to discover the most mysterious particle we know.
7
The Clean Room
To determine the true age of the Earth, geochemist Clair Patterson developed the uranium-lead dating method to make an unprecedented discovery – calculating Earth's age of 4.5 billion years. But Patterson's groundbreaking discoveries were just beginning. Patterson made it his mission to draw public attention to the detrimental effects of lead in the environment and dedicated his career to fighting against the petroleum and chemical industry, eventually achieving public health's biggest victory of the 20th century.
8
Sisters of the Sun
Discover the remarkable story of Annie Jump Cannon and Cecilia Payne, two incredible women who challenged conventional wisdom and uncovered the real-life story of the stars. Cannon led a group of female astronomers in the early 20th century to catalogue the spectral characters of stars, and two decades later, young British beauty Payne joined forces with Cannon to analyze the data and uncover the chemical compositions of the stars. Later, travel on the Ship of the Imagination to explore the lives and deaths of stars.
9
The Lost Worlds of Planet Earth
The Ship of the Imagination embarks on a journey through space and time to grasp how the autobiography of the Earth is written in its atoms, its oceans, its continents and all living things. Later, American geologist Marie Tharp creates the first true map of Earth’s ocean floor, and discovers microscopic life that exists deep beneath the ocean.
10
The Electric Boy
Travel to 19th century England and meet Michael Faraday, a child of poverty who grew up to invent the motor and the generator. His ideas about electricity and discovery of magnetic fields changed the world and paved the way for future scientists to make giant strides in the world of high technology and instantaneous communication.
11
The Immortals
The Ship of the Imagination travels across the cosmos to discover the possibility of beings that live forever and explain why other civilizations perish. Then, visit the Cosmic Calendar of the Future and contemplate what lies ahead with a hopeful vision.
12
The World Set Free
The Ship of the Imagination travels to our near neighbor Venus, where we begin our journey to discover the long history of global warming and the greenhouse effect. Later, explore the detrimental effects of climate change and trace the magnitude of our impact on the Earth’s atmosphere. However, with knowledge, technology and science within our grasp, imagine a hopeful future where we dedicate our efforts to taking care of our home, Planet Earth.
13
Unafraid of the Dark
The Ship of the Imagination makes a final journey to explore one of the biggest mysteries of the universe: dark energy. Meet one of science's greatest unsung heroes, Fritz Zwicky, whose prediction of supernovas paved the way for our larger understanding of dark energy, the unknown force in the universe that overwhelms gravity on the grandest scale. On our final voyage, discover the romantic message embedded in Voyager's Interstellar Golden Record and contemplate the spiritual experience of life on Earth as our cosmic journey concludes with Carl Sagan's unforgettable meditation, The Pale Blue Dot.
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