Encyclopedia Galactica

Season 1Episode 1260 minDec 14, 1980
Encyclopedia Galactica

Are there alien intelligences? How could we communicate with them? What about UFOs? The answers to these questions take us to Egypt to decode ancient hieroglyphics, to the largest radio telescope on Earth, and, in the Spaceship of the Imagination, to visit other civilizations in space. Dr. Sagan answers questions such as: "What is the life span of a planetary civilization?" and "Will we one day hook up with a network of civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy?

Encyclopedia Galactica has aired on Dec 14, 1980 at 8:00 PM
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