The Real Star Wars

It is no secret to anyone who has seen the Star Wars films that the saga is set on many planets such as: Tatooine, Alderaan, Bespin, Hoth, Yavin, and Endor (just to name a few). However, according to the European Southern Observatory , exoplanets such as these were not proven to exist until 1995, close to twenty years after the release of Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977. Since then, close to 450 planets have been discovered in far off galaxies using a vast variety of different methods. Most of these planets are uninhabitable due to their atmosphere, weather conditions or distance to their sun. This of course is not very Star Wars”y” due to human’s inability to visit or inhabit these far off planets; however, in 2015 NASA released a statement informing the world that their Kepler Mission had discovered another earthlike planet! This discovery of this new planet provides Star Wars fans with a reason to be ecstatic! Finally we’ve discovered a planet which makes the whole setting of Star Wars plausible, because if we’ve found one inhabitable planet, surely there must be more! This is just another example of how Star Wars has been, and will continue to affect our modern day life through its ability to cultivate a desire within the human species to explore the universe and to, eventually, reach the stars.