Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey ~ "Standing Up in the Milky Way"

Today on Far Future Horizons we begin a thrilling, new adventure across space and time with the first episode of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey ~ “Standing Up in the Milky Way” hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson.

"StandingUp in the Milky Way" is the first episode of the American documentary television series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. It premiered on March 9^th , 2014, simultaneously on various Fox television networks, including National Geographic Channel, FX, Fox Life, and others. 

Neil deGrasse Tyson

The episode is presented by the series host astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, directed by Brannon Braga, produced by Livia Hanich and Steven Holtzman, and written by Ann Druyan and Steven Soter.

 Ann Druyan and Neil deGrasse Tyson

The series represents a follow-up of the 1980s television series “Cosmos: A Personal Voyage” by Carl Sagan.

Carl Sagan

If you want to learn more about the scientists mentioned in this and other episodes in the series here is a very good reference page ~ The Scientists of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. 

This installment of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey can be purchased direct from Amazon Instant Video.

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey ~ "Standing Up in the Milky Way"
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