>>> WE ARE TAKING YOU ON A TRIP INTO THE FUTURE TO VISIT
GALAXIES MILLIONS OF LIGHT YEARS
AWAY WHICH MEANS, ASTROPHYSICIST
NEIL deGRASSE TYSON IS HERE.
>> HE’S THE HOST AND EXECUTIVE
SCIENCE EDITOR OF THE THIRD
"COSMOS" SEASON CALLED "COSMOS,
POSSIBLE WORLDS."
POSSIBLE WORLDS." ONE OF THE PLACES HE VISITS, HE
DIVES BELOW THE SURFACE OF ONE
OF SATURN’S MOONS.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> WHEN WE SEND A SPACECRAFT TO
DIVE STRAIGHT INTO THE HEART.
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♪ ♪ >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. I KNOW YOU’RE HERE TO PROMOTE
IT.
IT. YOU HAVE TO TELL US, WHAT DID
YOU FIND?
YOU FIND? >> I DON’T MEAN TO REVEAL A
SECRET, BUT THAT WAS ALL GREEN
SCREEN.
SCREEN. >> HE’S BACK FROM SATURN.
>> DIDN’T REALLY GO TO SATURN ON
THAT WAY.
THAT WAY. IN SUL VUS, IT’S A MOON THAT HAS
AN OCEAN OF LIQUID QUARTER
BENEATH A FROZEN LAYER OF ICE.
ONE OF NASA’S MANTRAS OVER THE
YEARS HAS BEEN, IF YOU WANT TO
LOOK FOR LIFE, LET’S FIRST LOOK
FOR WATER, BECAUSE WATER --
EVERYWHERE ON EARTH, IF YOU LOOK
CLOSELY ENOUGH, THERE’S LIFE
THERE.
THERE. >> YOU’RE SAYING THERE’S LIFE
THERE?
THERE? >> WE’RE SAYING IF WE’RE GOING
TO FIND LIFE AS WE KNOW IT,
THAT’S A GOOD PLACE TO START.
IN THE SHOW THAT’S ONE OF THE
PLACES WE EXPLORE.
>> I WAS SAYING TO YOU BEFORE WE
WENT ON I WAS INTRODUCED TO YOU
BY MY YOUNGEST SON.
YOU WERE THE FIRST PERSON THAT
MADE REALLY COMPLEX SCIENCE
UNDERSTANDABLE.
UNDERSTANDABLE. I SAID TO YOU IS THAT DIFFICULT,
AND YOU SAID YEAH.
>> WHAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT IS,
IF YOU DON’T INVEST EFFORT IN
IT, THEN YOU CAN SOUND LIKE
YOU’RE DUMBING IT DOWN.
I DON’T EVER WANT TO DUMB
SOMETHING DOWN.
SOMETHING DOWN. THAT’S LAZY, TO DUMB SOMETHING
DOWN.
DOWN. WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS FIND OUT
HOW PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT
THE WORLD, FIND WHAT AKCCESS
POINTS INTO THEIR BRAIN WIRING.
THEN IT CAN MESH AND PEOPLE FEEL
ENLIGHTENED.
ENLIGHTENED. ONE OF THE HALLMARKS, ONE OF THE
DNA STRANDS OF "COSMOS" IS, I’M
NOT LECTURING YOU THERE.
I’M NOT SAYING I’M HERE AND
YOU’RE THERE.
YOU’RE THERE. WE’RE IN A JOURNEY TOGETHER.
>> BRINGING US ALONG POUR THE
RIDE.
RIDE. >> ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
THAT’S THE SOUL OF THE SHOW.
>> WE’VE USED SOME OF OUR OWN
EFFECTS HERE.
EFFECTS HERE. >> I LOVE WHAT YOU’VE DONE WITH
THIS PLACE.
THIS PLACE. >> THIS SHOW IS FULL OF EFFECTS.
OTHER THAN THE ENTERTAINMENT
VALUE, WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE
TO TAKE AWAY?
>> A COMMENT ON OUR EFFECTS.
OUR VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR,
HE’S BEEN TAPPED FOR BIG-BUDGET
MOVIES.
MOVIES. WE’VE HAD PEOPLE COMING TO US
FOR A TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY
THAT HAVE STORYTELLING TALENT
THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD ONLY BEEN
TAPPED FOR BIG-BUDGET FILMS.
SO WHEN SCIENCE BECOMES THE
STORY THAT YOU’RE TELLING, THEN
THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE FOR THE
VIEWER IS ENHANCED BY THIS.
SO WHAT WE WANT YOU TO TAKE
AWAY, POSSIBLE WORLDS.
IT’S A SENSE OF WHAT CAN OUR
FUTURE BE.
FUTURE BE. IT’S NOT JUST, OH, I HOPE IT
BECOMES THAT.
BECOMES THAT. IT’S, I WILL MAKE IT THAT
BECAUSE I’M NOW ENLIGHTENED BY
THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THAT
CAN HALT THE DAMAGE WE’RE DOING
AND GIVE US A PLACE THAT OUR
KIDS WOULD BE PROUD OF RATHER
THAN EMBARRASSED BY.
>> VERY QUICKLY, DO YOU FEEL
OKAY ABOUT OUR PLANET?
>> WE DON’T HAVE TIME FOR THAT
ANSWER.
ANSWER. >> UH-OH.
>> UH-OH. >> YOU CAN SEE THE TWO-HOUR
PREMIER OF "COSMOS" PLAN NIGHT
ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.
>> HE SAID HE’S HOPEFUL.