The popular 'Star Wars' film franchise stirred our collective imagination, but similar planets have since been discovered in our own galaxy. The discovery of the first exoplanet was made in 1995 and astronomers have discovered more than 4,000 others since
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there was a breathtaking diversity of planets. From the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon, rebel ships and Imperial cruisers, we've seen a colorful variety of them come into view. Harsh deserts baked by twin suns, craggy caverns, lush forests, water worlds, mineral-coated surfaces, inhospitable ice, inhabited moons and even lava worlds have greeted our gaze.
The popular"Star Wars" film franchise stirred our collective imagination, but similar planets have since been discovered in our own galaxy. The discovery of the first exoplanet , was made in 1995 and astronomers have discovered more than 4,000 others since then. "Our exploration of exoplanets has just taken off dramatically," said Kenneth Carpenter, Hubble Space Telescope project scientist.
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