Astronomy Cast Ep. 792: Star Wars Science
5/4/202640 min
Astronomy Cast Ep. 792: Star Wars Science By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live April 29, 2026. May the fourth be with you! Isn't that what people say on the international holiday known as Star Wars Day? Today we're gonna talk about the science in everyone's favorite sci-fi fantasy stories. Which of it is real, and which is essentially magic? Let's find out! Let's look at the science of a galaxy long ago and far away. (Did you just hear the theme music in your head? We heard it start in our head!) This show is supported through people like you on...
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First 90 secondsFraser Cain· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Astronomy Cast, episode 792, The Science of Star Wars. Welcome to Astronomy Cast, our weekly facts-based journey through the cosmos, where we help you understand not only what we know, but how we know what we know. I'm Fraser Cain. I'm the publisher of Universe Today. With me, as always, is Dr. Pamela Gay, a senior scientist for the Planetary Science Institute and the director of Cosmoquest. Hey, Pam, how you doing?
Pamela Gay· Host1:09
I am well, and my allegiance is to the Republic- Yes ... to democracy.
Fraser Cain· Host1:15
Yeah. So, uh, hopefully if people are seeing the video of the episode that we are recording, you have, uh, Princess Leia hair.
Pamela Gay· Host1:26
I do, I do, and the video is currently working. We did have a glitch