Il cielo è di tutti https://edu.inaf.it/rubriche/lo-spazio-tra-le-pagine/il-cielo-e-di-tutti/

Tra Voyager 1 e Gianni Rodari, per riflettere su come il cielo e la terra – e le meraviglie che portano con loro – siano davvero patrimonio comune.

#CarlSagan #concorso #GianniRodari #GruppoStorie #poesia #scuola #Voyager @astronomia @astronomia
#Quote at the beginning of Chapter 2 of #Comet by #CarlSagan and #AnnDruyan:
If at your coming princes disappear,
Comet! come every day – and stay a year.
Samuel Johnson,
Letter to Mrs Thrale (6 October 1783).

Today, in order to explain why ISDN was a big deal I had to explain dial up internet to a colleague. Which wasn't much of a suprise as she was born in the current century and hasn't got a single geeky bone in her body. It did make me feel old though.

Also: there must be a Carl Sagan apple pie/universe joke here somewhere, but my old fogged up brain can't seem find it. Feel free to make up one.

#isdn #dialupmodems #oneofthosethings #carlsagan #applepie

@nwalfield

For the technically minded, the name for such numbers is 'normal numbers'. Not much is known about the relationship between the transcendentals and the normals, or even whether some common algebraics are normal.

So the thing about π at the end of Carl Sagan's Contact, if true, may be either profound or trivial.

@chaucerburnt @fesshole
#maths #mathematics #CarlSagan #pi

A timely reminder from the immortal #CarlSagan of how absurd it is that we cause so much suffering to control this infinitesimal fragment of the universe.

#palebluedot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb4WhNvLRFw&t=240

The Pale Blue Dot - A Compelling Speech by Carl Sagan

YouTube

They say buying and reading books are two different hobbies. If so, I like both, but inevitably end up with books sitting on my shelves for years before I get to them.

These are the top 5 books I own that I really want to get around to reading.

https://esraye.com/2026/03/17/5-books-i-own-that-i-need-to-finally-read/

#books #bookstadon #booksbooksbooks #scifi #fantasy #sherlockholmes #thehobbit #carlsagan

5 Books I Own That I Need to Finally Read

They say buying books and reading books are different hobbies. If that’s true, then I indulge in both, and thus have a shelf full of books I fully intend to read. I even actually get around t…

E.S. Raye
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known". #CarlSagan
Mon #vendredilecture avec Carl Sagan et son immense Cosmos. Sur la liseuse en balade et en (gros) livre à la maison.

#CarlSagan #Cosmos #Contact

This is another new one. The track is called Extraordinary.

We’ve squeezed “heliocentricity” into one of the verses and the closing lyric is a famous quote from Carl Sagan. Pretentious? Aliens?

You already know the title of the song, so you’ve probably guessed the quote.

Give it a listen to see if you’re right! 😂

Extraordinary is only available on Bandcamp, because enshitification. If you like it, please boost it or even buy it.

👽👽👽👽

#CarlSagan

https://alienanomaly.bandcamp.com/track/extraordinary

Extraordinary, by Alien Anomaly

track by Alien Anomaly

Alien Anomaly