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Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot

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5 HN recommenders · recommended in 5 months, 2011–2026

3:31 · other · evergreen

Summary from the export

Carl Sagan's narration of the Pale Blue Dot passage, reflecting on the Voyager photograph of Earth as a tiny speck in space. It is a short meditation on humanity's smallness and shared home.

Why Hacker News recommended it

HN commenters return to it for perspective, comfort and Sagan's soothing voice, and suggest watching it periodically.

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