Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts the new season of Cosmos
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After a hiatus since 2014, a new season of National Geographic’s Cosmos (hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson) has arrived. The popular series is modeled after the 13-episode show helmed by Carl Sagan that debuted in 1980. The new show is overseen by Ann Druyan, Sagan’s widow and a producer on the original series, along with Brannon Braga, a writer from the Star Trek franchise who is currently working on The Orville, and Jason Clark, a noted movie producer. The show contains many messages, including the importance of expanding the human presence in space. As Tyson put it, “It’s an appeal for all of us to gather together, and imagine the future as a community—not as a country, not as a faction, but as a species.”