Episode
Sisters of the Sun
by Ann Druyan, Steven Soter, Himself - Host, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Carl Sagan and 2 others
Discover the remarkable story of Annie Jump Cannon and Cecilia Payne, two incredible women who challenged conventional wisdom and uncovered the real-life story of the stars. Cannon led a group of female astronomers in the early 20th century to catalogue t
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“There are many kinds of stars. Some are bright like the Sun. Some are dim. The greatest stars are ten million times larger than the smallest ones. Some stars are old beyond imagining, more than ten billion years of age. Others are being born right now. When atoms fuse in the hearts of stars, they ma…”
— Ann Druyan, Steven Soter, Himself - Host, Neil deGrasse Tyson, imdb.com
“For thousands of generations we watched the stars as if our lives depended on it, because they did….[O]ur ancestors noticed that the motions of the stars across the nights of the year foretold changes on Earth that threatened or enhanced our chances for survival.”
— Ann Druyan, Steven Soter, Himself - Host, Neil deGrasse Tyson, imdb.com