9.4

Cosmos•Season 1•Episode 13

Unafraid of the Dark

9.4/10 · 1,949 votesJun 8, 201446 min

Ranked #1 of 13 in Season 1•+0.4 vs season avg

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The Ship of the Imagination makes a final journey to explore one of the biggest mysteries of the universe: dark energy. Meet one of science's greatest unsung heroes, Fritz Zwicky, whose prediction of supernovas paved the way for our larger understanding of dark energy, the

Directed byAnn Druyan

Written bySteven Soter, Ann Druyan

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E1 9.1

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

Crew3

Ann Druyan

Director

Steven Soter

Writer

Ann Druyan

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Unafraid of the Dark" is episode 13 of Cosmos season 1. It scored 9.4/10 from 1,949 votes, ranking #1 of 13 episodes this season (season average 9.0). Directed by Ann Druyan and written by Steven Soter, Ann Druyan, it aired on June 8, 2014.

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