Carl Sagan with the famous message sent on Pioneer probes, 1974. By then he knew we might find life closer to home. Credit: CBS via Getty Images Millions of space nerds reacted with joy Monday to a ...

An institute dedicated to searching for alien life in the cosmos has been renamed in honor of the late astrophysicist and science popularizer Carl Sagan. Cornell University's Institute for Pale Blue ...

If you have even the most remote interest in astronomy, it’s likely Carl Sagan’s name has came up an uncountable number of times in your research on the subject. Though he passed away years ago, his ...

Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in astronomy and ...

The astronomer Carl Sagan made it his life's work to engage the public in the world of science and exploration. The Library of Congress announced Wednesday that it's acquired his personal papers. Host ...

In the wake of NASA’s exciting Voyager 2 discoveries, we honor the birthday of one of society’s most prominent astronomy figures: Carl Sagan. In addition to his role as a worldwide leader of ...

What do aliens and humans have in common? Probably not their looks. This week we’re reminded of this via a viral 1978 clip of the late astronomer Carl Sagan. In it, Sagan discusses what Star Wars gets ...

GUADALAJARA, MEXICO — At the 67th meeting of the International Astronautical Congress that wrapped last week, Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye and the organization’s Communications Director, Erin ...

It’s been 30 years since a group of scientists led by Carl Sagan found evidence for life on Earth using data from instruments on board NASA's Galileo robotic spacecraft. Yes, you read that correctly.

Carl Sagan is best known as a science popularizer, but he was also a renowned pioneer in the early US space program, a planetary scientist, astrobiologist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and social ...

The late Cornell University planetary scientist, astronomer and author Carl Sagan was not only a masterful science communicator but had the gift of pushing humanity to think in innovative ways. His ...

This book excerpt originally appeared in the December 1999 issue of HIGH TIMES. When Carl Sagan died of pneumonia in 1996 at age 62, he was one of the most famous scientists in the world. Not only had ...