The author shares his thoughts on the relationship between religion and science, and examines how the perception of God fits into the nature and scope of the universe.
Based on his 13-part television series, discusses science in a broad human context summarizing how science and civilization grew up together, considers the findings on life elsewhere, and the directions our science might take in the future.
Radio telescopes on Earth receive a signal indicating the existence of life twenty-six light-years away in the vicinity of the star Vega. A brilliant scientist, Eleanor Arroway, is instrumental in responding to the message.
