Title |
Cosmos : possible worlds. |
Portion of title |
Possible worlds. |
Published |
[Australia] : Madman Entertainment, [2020] |
©2019. |
Description |
3 DVD-video (585 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
System Details Note |
DVD video ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0 ; anamorphic widescreen 16:9. |
Language |
In English. No subtitles. |
General Note |
Madman Entertainment: NTG1272. |
Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2020. |
At head of title: National Geographic. |
Follow-up to Carl Sagan's original series "Cosmos: A personal voyage" in 1980. |
Note |
Hosted by Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. |
Target audience |
Classification : E - Exempt from classification. |
Summary |
Cosmos: Possible Worlds continues Carl Sagan's legacy that began more than 40-years ago. This wonder-filled voyage through humanity's past, present and hopeful future transports viewers to lost worlds and worlds yet to be revealed by science. State-of-the-art VFX, stylised animations and dramatic re-enactments carry viewers deep into the future and through that hole in the curtain of reality. |
Contents |
Disc One : Ladder to the stars -- The fleeting grace of the habitable zone -- Lost city of life -- Vavilov. |
Disc Two : The cosmic connectome -- The man of a trillion worlds -- The Search for intelligent life on Earth -- The sacrifice of Cassini. |
Disc Three : Magic without lies -- A tale of two atoms -- Shadows of forgotten ancestors -- Coming of age in the anthropocene -- Seven wonders of the new worlds. |
Subjects |
Cosmology |
Astronomy |
Planetary science |
Genre |
Documentaries |
Documentary television programs |
Science fiction television programs |
Nonfiction television programs |
Additional Author |
Tyson, Neil deGrasse, on-screen presenter |
National Geographic Channel (Television station : Washington, D.C.) |
Other Titles |
Cosmos : possible worlds (Documentary television program) |