This story appears in the August 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Carl Sagan spent his childhood immersed in Mars. The future scientist, an avid reader of Edgar Rice Burroughs’s ...

Carl Sagan, the astronomer ... wormhole—with flair and a refreshing dash of humor. Sagan was David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and director of the Laboratory for Planetary ...

The award pays homage to the legacy of Carl Sagan, a former SETI Institute Board member, whose pioneering work in space science ... his deep expertise in data science and unwavering dedication have ...

Like, for example, accepting a free flight into space from a billionaire ... of seeing our planet as a small spot, is the great Carl Sagan. He described the earth as a pale blue dot, seen in ...

“I was listening to ‘Cosmos’ by Carl Sagan ... “I’ll go to space in the future.” No limitations,’” she said. Perry said she has been “psychologically” preparing for the spaceflight by reading work ...

“I was listening to ‘Cosmos’ by Carl Sagan and reading a book on string ... Associated Press at her Southern California rehearsal space on Wednesday, days before she was set to leave for ...

“I was listening to ‘Cosmos’ by Carl Sagan and reading a book on string ... Associated Press at her Southern California rehearsal space on Wednesday, days before she was set to leave for ...