Carl Sagan
High School Students Are Building Their Own VR-Equipped Spaceship
Even Taylor Swift wants to get in on the ground floor of this CubeSat.
In Long-Lost Radio Interview, Carl Sagan Talks Aliens and Religion
“We’re in the galactic boondocks.”
Carl Sagan’s Dream of a Martian Microphone May Finally Be Real
Members of NASA’s Mars 2020 SuperCam team will soon make the case for recording the sounds of the Red Planet.
What the Hell is Going on With Pharrell Williams' Tour Rider?
He's requested two framed photos of Carl Sagan, a bin, and 12 bottles of Stella, among others.
A Space Jam, Literally: Meet the Creative Director Behind NASA's 'Golden Record,' an Interstellar Mixtape
We talked with Ann Druyen, wife of the late Carl Sagan, about curating a record for extraterrestrials.
These Could Be The First Things Aliens Hear From Earth
Listen to the smooth sounds of ancient Akkadian from humanity's time capsule.
The Four Best Suspects for Life in Our Solar System
Mars and Europa are givens, but the other two may surprise you.
Dance Artist Niv Acosta Creates a Space of His Own
The performance Discotropic—premiering tonight, February 27, at the New Museum's Triennial—is the cosmic intersection of science fiction, classical dance, queer politics, and one fierce black headdress.
The Demystification of Venus
Forty-four years today, Venera 7 shattered the millennia-old illusion of Venus as a heavenly paradise. Good: paradises are dumb.
We Asked Professor Brian Cox About Life, the Universe, and Everything
"There almost certainly is no purpose" to the universe. Thanks, professor! So what do we do with our lives?
A Chronology of Terence McKenna-Related Books, Ideas, People, and Other Things
A chronological list of 30 McKenna-related books, ideas, people, and other things that combine Terence McKenna's attraction toward history, his focus on memes, and his perspective that "the world is made of language."
Dear Extraterrestrials: Sincerely, Earth.
A follow-up to the Voyager Golden Record project launched by Carl Sagan in 1977, Jon Lomberg's crowdsourced New Horizons message seeks to ship a message to the stars— from all of us.