Carl Sagan returns to his sixth-grade classroom to share Voyager's discoveries

Carl Sagan returns to his sixth-grade classroom to share some of the pictures returned from the Voyager spacecraft. Clip from Carl Sagan's Cosmos, episode 7, The Backbone of Night.

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[Mirabad]

This was wonderful. I am jealous of those kids.

[SpeakMouthWords]

1:20 onward is a particularly badass manouvre

[thedeeliciousplum]

Oh!!! I cannot imagine what it would have been like to have Carl Sagan visit my classes during grade school. Yet and from the looks on these children, they definitely were quite happy and engaged.

[MCulpa]

Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace

[Zorilla10]

2:06, I'm surprised that the the kids aren't calling that the Death Star.

[SenatorN]

I love this man.

[worktosser]

What struck me about this was towards the end. "YOU are part of the milky way Galaxy". If there is one thing that science has over Religion is that is INCLUSIVE and not DIVISIVE. As a kid a statement like that would have left me dumbstruck.

Great post mate. We miss you Carl. Thankfully you and your love of understanding live on.

[GarrettTheCanadian]

1:21 - 1:23

"You're Awsome" gif! :D

[ipilincoln1515]

Lucky kids!, I was probably their age when this was recorded.

[hinatahsama]

I like the fact that he is so humble.

[SmallMcLittleTiny]

Wow. In my class the kids would have been laughing at him and cursing behind his back. also not caring. Schools are really bad now.

[literofcola]

This is my favorite (probably) part of Cosmos. His laugh!!!!!!