"Hello from the children of planet Earth!" Hey, that's me! #CosmosFinale

On this Solstice Day of briefest light and longest darkness, a day sacred to the generations of humans, our most distant emissary, NASA’s Voyager 1, is sending back replies to our commands that no longer make sense. After 46 years of exploring our solar system and its environs, she has exceeded the dreams of her designers and builders in every way. Voyager forges on into the unknown, to sail the Milky Way for the closest thing to forever that we have ever touched. Yesterday was the 27th anniversary of the end of Carl Sagan’s wondrous life. His death was a loss like no other to the planet, our family and me. He foresaw the dangers and horrors we are struggling with now, but also the soaring potential of our species if we can only manage to awaken. In honor of these two exemplars of what human beings can achieve and become, I ask that you to do something today – an act big or small -- that affirms we have received their message and it was understood. - Ann Druyan

Artist and screenwriter, Linda Salzman Sagan, who designed NASA’s Pioneer Plaque and was a member of the team that created NASA’s Voyager Interstellar Message, second wife of Carl Sagan and mother of their son, Nick (Clinnette Minnis), and grandmother of Zoe, has died at 83. We are thankful for her life, her beauty and her many gifts and feel deeply the pain of losing her.

Haven’t decided what I’m doing re: Twitter yet but this opinion grabbed me with its opening line: “Elon Musk makes me miss Carl Sagan.”

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Sixty three years ago in October 1959, The Twilight Zone premiered. As my dad said: The writer’s role is to menace the public’s conscience. He must have a position, a point of view. He must see the arts as a vehicle of social criticism and he must focus on the issues of his time.

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“Is it wishful thinking to imagine a future that can be redeemed?” A moving and timely article by Ann Druyan and Sam Sagan. futurism.com/the-human-famil…

He was there when I entered this world, and I was there when he left: Frank D Drake, May 28, 1930 - September 2, 2022. Rest among the stars, my sweetest Papa D. You will always be my brightest star. More info here: nadiadrake.com/

This also works nicely as a Recommended Reading List.

Nichelle Nichols was The First. She was a trailblazer who navigated a very challenging trail with grit, grace, and a gorgeous fire we are not likely to see again. May she Rest In Peace. #NichelleNichols

Very excited about “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds." My good friend @RodRoddenberry is right on—we can use more optimism and inclusivity right about now. cnn.com/2022/05/01/entertain…

It’s here! A new season of Xploration Outer Space! This episode is all about UFOs 🛸 what they are, and perhaps more importantly - what they’re not. We speak to @BadAstronomer @HPSKate and @nicksagan - it’s a pretty great episode if I do say so myself!

A sickness known as hate. Not a virus, not a microbe, not a germ—but a sickness nonetheless, highly contagious, deadly in its effects. Don't look for it in the Twilight Zone—look for it in a mirror. Look for it before the light goes out altogether. ~Rod Serling

I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy 2 weeks ago. We are healthy and safe and there is so much joy in our home but when I’m nursing him in the middle of the night, worrying about the state of the world he has entered, certain thoughts keep coming back to me 1/

Words from Ann Druyan’s official Instagram #CarlSagan #AnnDruyan

NASA has released a trailer for the upcoming launch of the James Webb Telescope, which is set for December 24. trib.al/gA0OL5r

25 years feels like a very long time. It seems somehow impossible that it’s been that long since my father’s death. But like a faraway star his bright light keeps reaching us long after he’s gone. Thank you to everyone who remembers him today and everyday.

My dad would’ve been 87 today. I wish I could know him as an 87-year-old. I know so many of you miss him dearly and every year on this day I am so moved by the outpouring of love for him from around the world. Thank you so much for keeping his memory and work alive #CarlSaganDay