Cosmos

S01E13

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.

• Directed by Ann Druyan
• Written by Ann Druyan, Steven Soter

S01E01

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.

• Directed by Brannon Braga
• Written by Ann Druyan, Steven Soter

S02E09

Magic Without Lies

Meet the man who stumbled on a hole in the reality of quantum mechanics and the still-unfolding technology that made it possible.

• Directed by Brannon Braga
• Written by Brannon Braga, Ann Druyan

S02E02

The Fleeting Grace of the Habitable Zone

There is no refuge from change in the cosmos. There will come a time in the life of the Sun when Earth will no longer be a home for us. The story of our ancestors who rose to a comparable challenge and a long-term vision of our future on other worlds.

• Directed by Ann Druyan
• Written by Brannon Braga, Ann Druyan

S01E10

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.

• Directed by Bill Pope
• Written by Ann Druyan, Steven Soter

S01E03

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.

• Directed by Brannon Braga
• Written by Ann Druyan, Steven Soter

S02E13

Seven Wonders of The New World

• Directed by Brannon Braga
• Written by Ann Druyan

S02E11

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

• Directed by Brannon Braga
• Written by Brannon Braga, Ann Druyan

S02E12

Coming of Age In The Anthropocene

• Directed by Ann Druyan
• Written by Brannon Braga, Ann Druyan

S02E10

A Tale of Two Atoms

• Directed by Brannon Braga
• Written by Brannon Braga, Ann Druyan

S02E09

Magic Without Lies

• Directed by Brannon Braga
• Written by Brannon Braga, Ann Druyan

S02E07

The Search for Intelligent Life on Earth

• Directed by Brannon Braga
• Written by Brannon Braga, Ann Druyan