This unique window on the universe remains fascinating for those whose paths crossed with the popular astronomer and author. Dr. Carl Sagan's legacy lives on in the popularization of science as ...

Josh Spradling / The Planetary Society An organization founded nearly 40 years ago by Carl Sagan is now sending a small spacecraft, known as the LightSail 2, to orbit around the planet.

The member-supported Planetary Society was started in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray and Louis D. Friedman to promote the exploration of new worlds, especially in search of extraterrestrial life.

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. How you can help. You can donate here.

Nye also took up the mantle of CEO at the Planetary Society in 2010, a nonprofit co-founded by Sagan in 1980 in response to declining government funding for space exploration, in a time where ...

On Nov. 9, 2024, the world will mark Carl Sagan’s 90th birthday – but sadly without Sagan, who died in 1996 at the age of 62.. Most people remember him as the co-creator and host of the 1980 ...

A few years ago, I had a chance to bring Bill Nye into a story about the Great Lakes. He was running the Planetary Society — Carl Sagan’s old post — and had millions of science-hungry ...

A few years ago, I had a chance to bring Bill Nye into a story about the Great Lakes. He was running the Planetary Society — Carl Sagan’s old post — and had millions of science-hungry ...

The Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) has awarded its 2023 Carl Sagan Medal to Dr. Tracy Becker, a group leader in Southwest Research Institute’s ...

Sagan was the pillar of Cornell’s scientific community for much of his life and would co-found The Planetary Society, a 100,000-member nonprofit organization and the largest space-interest group ...

On Nov. 9, 2024, the world will mark Carl Sagan's 90th birthday—but sadly without Sagan, who died in 1996 at the age of 62. Most people remember him as the co-creator and host of the 1980 ...