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Carl Sagan (1934-1996) was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, and science communicator. He was born on November 9, 1934, in Brooklyn, New York. He became renowned for his research on extraterrestrial life and his efforts to popularize science. Sagan played a key role in the American space program, including the Mariner, Viking, Voyager, and Galileo missions. He authored more than 600 scientific papers and articles and wrote or co-wrote over 20 books, including the famous "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" television series, which reached millions of viewers worldwide. Sagan passed away on December 20, 1996, in Seattle, Washington. His legacy continues to inspire curiosity and wonder about the universe.
With 400 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy alone, could ours be the only one with an inhabited planet? How much more likely it is that the galaxy is throbbing and humming with advanced societies. Perhaps near one of those pinpoints of light in our night sky, someone quite different from us is glancing idly at the star we call the sun, and entertaining just for a moment, an outrageous speculation.
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