Uncover the inspiring tale of Annie Jump Cannon and Cecilia Payne, two trailblazing women who defied the norms of their time to reveal the mysteries of the cosmos. In the early 1900s, Cannon spearheaded a team of female astronomers dedicated to classifying stars based on their spectral properties. Two decades later, the young British prodigy Payne collaborated with Cannon to delve into the data, revealing the stars' chemical makeup. Subsequently, embark on a journey aboard the Ship of the Imagination to witness the fascinating cycles of celestial life and death.
Show
Cosmos
Episode
S01E08
Air Date
Apr 27, 2014
Season 1 Episodes
S01E01
Standing Up in the Milky Way
S01E02
Some of the Things that Molecules Do
S01E03
When Knowledge Conquered Fear
S01E04
A Sky Full of Ghosts
S01E05
Hiding in the Light
S01E06
Deeper, Deeper, Deeper Still
S01E07
The Clean Room
S01E08
Sisters of the Sun
S01E09
The Lost Worlds of Planet Earth
S01E10
The Electric Boy
S01E11
The Immortals
S01E12
The World Set Free
S01E13
Unafraid of the Dark