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Encyclopedia Galactica
Are there alien intelligences? How could we communicate with them? What about UFOs? The answers to these questions take us to Egypt to decode ancient hieroglyphics, to the largest radio telescope on Earth and, in the Spaceship of the Imagination, to visit other civilizations in space. Dr. Sagan answers questions such as: "What is the life span of a planetary civilization?" and "Will we one day hook up with a network of civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy?"
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Episode 1: The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
Episode 2: One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue
Episode 3: Harmony of the Worlds
Episode 4: Heaven and Hell
Episode 5: Blues for a Red Planet
Episode 6: Travellers' Tales
Episode 7: The Backbone of Night
Episode 8: Journeys in Space and Time
Episode 9: The Lives of the Stars
Episode 10: The Edge of Forever
Episode 11: The Persistence of Memory