The Lives of the Planets
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"The Lives of the Planets" is an episode of Carl Sagan’s landmark science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the origins, evolution, and diverse characteristics of the planets in our solar system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Lives of the Planets canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T55980 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Lives of the Planets Context triple: [Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, notableEpisode, The Lives of the Planets]
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A.
The Lives of the Stars
"The Lives of the Stars" is an episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the birth, evolution, and death of stars and their role in shaping the universe.
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B.
Blues for a Red Planet
"Blues for a Red Planet" is an episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the history, science, and human fascination surrounding the planet Mars.
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C.
Encyclopaedia Galactica
"Encyclopaedia Galactica" is a segment from Carl Sagan’s television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" that explores the possibilities of extraterrestrial intelligence and the future of human knowledge in the universe.
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D.
Pale Blue Dot
"Pale Blue Dot" is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that reflects on humanity’s place in the universe, inspired by the famous Voyager 1 photograph of Earth from deep space.
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E.
The Endangered Earth
The Endangered Earth is the collective representation of the planet’s environmental crisis, recognized by Time as a symbolic “Person of the Year” to highlight global ecological threats and the urgency of conservation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Lives of the Planets Target entity description: "The Lives of the Planets" is an episode of Carl Sagan’s landmark science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the origins, evolution, and diverse characteristics of the planets in our solar system.
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A.
The Lives of the Stars
"The Lives of the Stars" is an episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the birth, evolution, and death of stars and their role in shaping the universe.
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B.
Blues for a Red Planet
"Blues for a Red Planet" is an episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the history, science, and human fascination surrounding the planet Mars.
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C.
Encyclopaedia Galactica
"Encyclopaedia Galactica" is a segment from Carl Sagan’s television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" that explores the possibilities of extraterrestrial intelligence and the future of human knowledge in the universe.
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D.
Pale Blue Dot
"Pale Blue Dot" is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that reflects on humanity’s place in the universe, inspired by the famous Voyager 1 photograph of Earth from deep space.
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E.
The Endangered Earth
The Endangered Earth is the collective representation of the planet’s environmental crisis, recognized by Time as a symbolic “Person of the Year” to highlight global ecological threats and the urgency of conservation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary television episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain differences between terrestrial and giant planets
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explain the formation of planets ⓘ popularize planetary science ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cosmos (book) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
inner planets
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outer planets ⓘ planetary climates ⓘ planetary orbits ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
broadcast television
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home video releases ⓘ |
| educationalFocus |
astronomy
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cosmology ⓘ planetary science ⓘ |
| features |
on-location filming
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scientific illustrations ⓘ visual effects ⓘ |
| genre | science documentary ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | public understanding of planetary science ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
the dynamic nature of planets
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the history of the Solar System ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Lives of the Planets self-link ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general audience
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students of science ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrator | Carl Sagan ⓘ |
| network | PBS ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
Cosmos franchise
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surface form:
Cosmos
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| partOfSeries | Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ⓘ |
| presenter | Carl Sagan ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Carl Sagan Productions
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KCET ⓘ |
| subject |
comparative planetology
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diversity of planetary environments ⓘ evolution of planets ⓘ origin of the Solar System ⓘ planetary atmospheres ⓘ planetary geology ⓘ planets of the Solar System ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Lives of the Planets Description of subject: "The Lives of the Planets" is an episode of Carl Sagan’s landmark science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the origins, evolution, and diverse characteristics of the planets in our solar system.
Referenced by (2)
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