Search results
Carl Edward Sagan ( / ˈseɪɡən /; SAY-gən; November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, and science communicator.
May 27, 2024 · Carl Sagan, American astronomer and science writer. A popular and influential figure in the United States, he was controversial in scientific, political, and religious circles for his views on extraterrestrial intelligence.
- Helge Kragh
Apr 2, 2014 · Carl Sagan was one of the most well-known scientists of the 1970s and 1980s. He studied extraterrestrial intelligence, advocated for nuclear disarmament and co-wrote and hosted 'Cosmos: A...
People also ask
What did Carl Sagan do?
Where did Carl Sagan go to college?
How did Carl Sagan discover life on Earth?
How old was Carl Sagan when he died?
Nov 22, 2021 · Astronomer Carl Sagan, called "America's most effective salesman of science" by Time magazine, spent much of his career translating technical scientific explanations into something...
- 1 min
- Nola Taylor Tillman,Jessica Leggett
Learn about Carl Sagan's life, achievements and legacy as a leading figure in space exploration and exobiology. Find out how NASA honored him with the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Cosmos.
Nov 9, 2023 · Learn how Carl Sagan, a multifaceted American scientist, contributed to astronomy, cosmology, astrobiology and popular science. Explore his discoveries, achievements, messages to space, environmental activism and influence on future generations.
Oct 18, 2023 · In 1993, Carl Sagan and his colleagues used NASA's Galileo spacecraft to search for evidence of life on Earth from space. The study was a control experiment for the search for extraterrestrial life and a test of remote sensing methods.