Sagan, together with Bruce Murray and Louis Friedman, founded The Planetary Society, a public advocate for planetary exploration and SETI. His 1983 novel “Contact” and its film adaptation acquainted ...

Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray and Louis Friedman founded the Planetary Society in 1980. Bill Nye, a longtime member of the Planetary Society’s Board, serves as CEO.

The Carl Sagan Center for Research (CSC) brings together all the scientific research at the SETI Institute. Home to more than 75 scientists, the CSC conducts grant-funded research across nearly all ...