#Giveaway: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

THE GREATEST STORY THAT SCIENCE HAS EVER TOLD COMES TO BLU-RAY AND DVD JUNE 10

From Executive Producers Ann Druyan and Seth MacFarlane,

Neil deGrasse Tyson Hosts the Thrilling 13-Part Adventure Across Space and Time

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents a fantastic journey through the universe as Carl Sagan’s visionary series continues with COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY, arriving on Blu-ray and DVD June 10. Debuting two days after the epic conclusion, fans can re-watch this legendary story 13.8 billion years in the making just in time for Father’s Day in spectacular high-definition.

Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and executive produced by Ann Druyan, Seth MacFarlane, Mitchell Cannold and Brannon Braga, COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY features incredible bonus materials including a stunning five-part documentary on the making of this critically-acclaimed ground-breaking event. Fans can also discover what connects us all and see the past, present and future of our galaxy with the interactive “Cosmic Calendar,” exclusive to the Blu-ray release.

COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY is the spectacular follow-up to Carl Sagan’s award-winning series that explored the remarkable mysteries of the cosmos and our place within it. This thrilling, 13-part adventure transports viewers across the universe of space and time, bringing to life never-before-told stories of the heroic quest for knowledge and a deeper understanding of nature. With an updated Cosmic Calendar, dazzling visual effects, and the wondrous Ship of the Imagination, fans will experience an unforgettable journey to new worlds and across the universe for a vision of the cosmos on the grandest and smallest scale.

COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY Blu-ray and DVD Special Features

· The Cosmic Calendar: An Interactive Look at the History of the Universe (Blu-ray Exclusive)

· COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY - The Voyage Continues

· Celebrating Carl Sagan: A Selection From The Library of Congress Dedication

· COSMOS at Comic-Con 2013

· Audio Commentary on Episode One: “Standing Up in the Milky Way”

COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY DVD

Street Date: June 10, 2014

Prebook Date: May 14, 2014

Screen Format: Widescreen 1.78:1

Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital

Subtitles: English / French / Spanish

U.S. Rating: TV-PG

Total Run Time: 662 minutes

Closed Captioned: Yes

In its thirteen episodes, COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY has endeavored to bring light to some of the heroes of scientific history who have been unjustly overlooked. In honor of the series’ release on Blu-ray and DVD on June 10, we’re taking a look back at a few of these important forgotten trailblazers.

GIORDANO BRUNO

Going against convention, this Dominican friar was vocal in his claim that the earth not only revolved around the sun (a relatively new idea at the time), but that the sun was just another of the countless stars in the sky and there were a multitude of other worlds in the universe. Bruno was burned at the stake for his beliefs, years before he would be proven right by astronomers.

WILLIAM HERSCHEL

An accomplished astronomer, Herschel discovered the planet Uranus along with its two largest moons, was the first to determine the existence of infrared radiation and observed the phenomenon of binary stars caught in the gravitation pull of invisible dark stars.

JOHN MICHELL

Michell was one of the greatest scientific minds of the 18^th century that most people have never heard of. He was the first person to propose the idea of black holes, the first to hypothesize that earthquakes move in waves and the first to develop a way to make artificial magnets. His biggest downfall was his lack of interest in promoting his own ideas to the scientific community.

CLAIR PATTERSON

Not only was Patterson the first to use Uranium-Lead dating to calculate the age of the Earth (4.55 billion years), but in the process he developed new standards for sterile lab conditions and, perhaps most importantly, discovered the growing threat of lead poisoning from industrial sources such as car emissions and paint. His tireless lobbying of the government eventually led to strict sanctions on the use of lead in consumer products by the Environmental Protection Agency that are still in place today.

ANNIE JUMP CANNON and HENRIETTA SWAN LEAVITT

Cannon and Leavitt were employed by Harvard Observatory directory Edward C. Pickering to help him in his endeavors to map and classify the stars. Cannon is credited with creating the Harvard Classification System, which organizes stars based on temperature. Leavitt discovered an important astronomical relationship that later allowed astronomers to calculate the distance between Earth and far away galaxies.

Learn more inspirational stories of science heroes by watching COSMOS:A SPACETIME ODYSSEY on Blu-ray and DVD, June 10^th.

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