Physicists say there are things we can easily understand about how a galaxy far, far away works in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”.
Scientists who love Star Wars say the movies are science fantasy, not science fiction.
That distinction means the audience is immersed in an alternate universe where not all forces act the way they do on Earth.
But there are a few very believable ways the franchise employs technology and physics to craft a credible story.
You might assume that “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” which is still set in a “galaxy far, far away,” would have little to do with the physics life on Earth.
But a high-profile physicist disagrees.
Kevin Grazier is a planetary physicist who designed the software NASA used to explore Saturn on its Cassini mission. Grazier, a computer science professor at West Point, also made sure the cinematic science was sound in films like “Gravity” and the TV series “Battlestar Galactica.
Tech: Four key ways the science of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ is surprisingly sound
