Star Wars

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Star Wars: a distinctly British Hollywood blockbuster

What could a Stormtrooper’s armour be made of?

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What could a Stormtrooper’s armour be made of?

The Star Wars Universe - coming to a Disneyland near you soon! © Disney Parks Via Getty Images

In an infinite universe (or a quantum world), does the world of Star Wars exist in a galaxy far, far away?

What is a parsec? © Disney / Lucasfilm

What is a parsec?

Why do some Starfighters have X-wings? © Disney / Lucasfilm

Everyday science

Why do some Starfighters have X-wings?

The Death Star being built in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story © 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Everyday science

Is there a constant ‘up’ on all the Death Star’s floors, or is the core always down?

Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, trains in the ways of the Force in Star Wars: The Last Jedi © 2017 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Star Wars’ last Jedi may use the Force of quantum science

Will the Earth ever become a city planet? © Getty Images

Will the Earth ever become a city planet?

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Everyday science

How could we talk fluently to aliens?

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There’s always a bigger fish: Animals named after Star Wars creatures and characters

Is being evil bad for you? © 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images

Is being evil bad for you?

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Are there any real-life Jedi mind tricks?

Rey in Star Wars: The Last Jedi wielding an impossible to create (as far as we know) lightsaber © 2017 Lucasfilm Ltd.

How the science of Star Wars is turning fiction into fact

Why are Stormtroopers so useless? © Lucasfilm Ltd/Image.net

Everyday science

Why are Stormtroopers so useless?