Are the galaxies in Star Wars based on real science?
Moment Of Um · Brains On Universe
November 28, 20236m 40s
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Show Notes
Star Wars famously starts with “A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away…” And boy are there some amazing galaxies in Star Wars. But a planet with two suns is just the stuff of science fiction, right? Maybe not! We asked astronomer Mark Popinchalk to help us find the answer.
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