Standing Up in the Milky Way

9.1/10 · 3,861 votesMar 9, 201446 min

Ranked #2 of 13 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

The Ship of the Imagination, unfettered by ordinary limits on speed and size, drawn by the music of cosmic harmonies, can take us anywhere in space and time. It has been idling for more than three decades, and yet it has never been overtaken. Its

Season 1 Episodes13

E1 9.1Now viewing

Standing Up in the Milky Way

E2 8.9

Some of the Things that Molecules Do

E3 9.0

When Knowledge Conquered Fear

E4 9.1

A Sky Full of Ghosts

E5 9.0

Hiding in the Light

E6 8.7

Deeper, Deeper, Deeper Still

E7 8.8

The Clean Room

E8 8.9

Sisters of the Sun

E9 9.0

The Lost Worlds of Planet Earth

The Electric Boy

The Immortals

The World Set Free

Unafraid of the Dark

Cast2

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Self - Host

Ann Druyan

Crew4

Brannon Braga

Director

Carl Sagan

Writer

Steven Soter

Writer

Ann Druyan

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Standing Up in the Milky Way" is episode 1 of Cosmos season 1. It scored 9.1/10 from 3,861 votes, ranking #2 of 13 episodes this season (season average 9.0). Directed by Brannon Braga and written by Carl Sagan, Steven Soter, Ann Druyan, it aired on March 9, 2014.

Standing Up in the Milky Way

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