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=== The cosmology of ''Star Wars'' === | === The cosmology of ''Star Wars'' === | ||
− | As far as we can tell, the stars of ''Star Wars'' (that is, the celestial bodies, not the actors) seem to be much the same as ours. The "galaxy far, far away" has had various depictions over the years, but all sources agree that it is a spiral galaxy approximately the same size as our Milky Way galaxy, albeit with a less prominent bar than the Milky Way has. We don't ever hear what name, if any, the Star Wars characters have for the galaxy, or why they call it a "galaxy" when the word comes from a Latin phrase, "Via Galactica" or "Milky Way" -- a question that Randall has brought up in [[890: Etymology]]. | + | As far as we can tell, the stars of ''Star Wars'' (that is, the celestial bodies, not the actors) seem to be much the same as ours. The "galaxy far, far away" has had various depictions over the years, but all sources agree that it is a spiral galaxy approximately the same size as our Milky Way galaxy, albeit with a less prominent bar than the Milky Way has. We don't ever hear what name, if any, the Star Wars characters have for the galaxy, or why they call it a "galaxy" when the word comes from a Latin phrase, "Via Galactica" or "Milky Way" -- a question that Randall has brought up in [[890: Etymology]]. Light is known to have a speed, although we are not told what that speed is, or if it is constant for all observers in all reference frames, and ships can travel faster than that speed by "jumping" into hyperspace, crossing the galaxy in a matter of hours rather than tens of thousands of years. |
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In addition to the usual stellar evolution process, stars in ''Star Wars'' are subject to premature destruction or spontaneous creation by various superweapons, such as the Sun Crusher and Star Forge. | In addition to the usual stellar evolution process, stars in ''Star Wars'' are subject to premature destruction or spontaneous creation by various superweapons, such as the Sun Crusher and Star Forge. |