Table of Contents
Introduction v
Part I Space Travel 1
How Has Star Wars Influenced the Way We Think about Space Travel? 3
How Could Spacers Travel to Other Galaxies in Star Wars'? 7
How Much Would It Cost to Build a Death Star? 12
Our Future Is in Space: Is This the Greatest of All Star Wars Messages? 17
What Would It Be Like, Traveling at Light Speed? 23
Part II Space 27
Would the Death of the Death Star Spell the End of Endor? 29
What Does Star Wars Tell Us about Our Own Milky Way Galaxy? 34
Did Star Wars Predict the Existence of Exoplanets? 40
What Do Star Wars Exomoons Mean for Life in Our Galaxy? 44
Could Starkiller Base Suck the Energy from a Star, as in The Force Awakens 51
Which Exoplanets Are Like Star Wars Worlds? 55
The Link Between Hoth and Mars: Why Might Humans Make Like Exogorths? 61
Part III Aliens 67
Would an Exogorth Really Evolve on an Asteroid? 69
How Could Rey Survive on the Desert Planet of Jakku? 75
Are There Simply Too Many Aliens in Star Wars? 80
How Come Many Planets in Star Wars Have Breathable Atmospheres? 84
How Would Life Develop in the Star Wars Galaxy? 88
Comets and Ewoks: How Does Evolution Go in Star Wars? 92
Part IV Tech 99
How Might a Star Wars Speeder Work? 101
Stormtrooper Uniforms: Is That Why They're Such Terrible Shots? 106
How Could BB-8 Help Us Explore Mars? 111
Could a Single Blast from the Death Star Destroy the Earth? 116
Will Our Future Megacities Look Like the Cities of Coruscant? 120
Can You Really Survive Being Frozen in Carbonite? 123
