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In 2015, the US space agency NASA published an article which stated that many of the newly discovered astronomical bodies possessed scientifically confirmed properties that are similar to planets in the fictional Star Wars universe. Kepler-452b, a rocky super-Earth-type planet, is said to be similar to the Star Wars planet Coruscant.
Early drafts of the Star Wars story include references to at least two planets which later evolved into the concept of Alderaan.Star Wars author George Lucas included a planet called Alderaan in early treatments; in The Star Wars (1973), Alderaan is a city-planet and the capital planet of the galaxy (prefiguring the planet Coruscant which later featured in the films).
The planet was first seen in the original 1977 film Star Wars, and has to date featured in a total of seven Star Wars theatrical films, three live-action television series, and four animated series. It is the home planet of the protagonist of the original Star Wars Trilogy , Luke Skywalker , and of his father, Anakin Skywalker (who later became ...
Every "Star Wars" fan knows the scene from the first film. Luke Skywalker walks across his uncle's farm while watching dual suns set on Star Wars planets like Tatooine may be common, study finds
Coruscant (/ ˈ k ɒr ə s ɑː n t /) [a] is an ecumenopolis planet in the fictional universe of Star Wars. It was first described in Timothy Zahn's 1991 novel Heir to the Empire. The planet made its first on-screen appearance in a scene added to Return of the Jedi for its 1997 re-release.
The planet appears in the Star Wars: Battlefront series (2004–) as multiplayer maps, and in the Lego-themed games Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (2006) and Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007) during the first two-story levels of Episode V. It also appears as an explorable hub world in the 2022 game Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker ...
Utapau is a planet featured in the Star Wars fictional universe. Located in the Outer Rim, it orbits a star of the same name.It is most famous for being the scene of the Battle of Utapau, marked by the duel where Obi-Wan Kenobi kills General Grievous.
By RYAN GORMAN Scientists may have found Planet X -- the long-rumored object believed to be larger than Earth and further from the sun than Pluto. Planet X and another object dubbed "Planet Y ...