{"id":666409,"date":"2025-05-02T01:32:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T22:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/some-star-wars-stories-have-already-become-reality\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T01:32:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T22:32:57","slug":"some-star-wars-stories-have-already-become-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/some-star-wars-stories-have-already-become-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Some &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; stories have already become reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2829e36d9eb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2829e36d9eb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/some-star-wars-stories-have-already-become-reality\/#Moisture_farming\" >Moisture farming<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/some-star-wars-stories-have-already-become-reality\/#Space_debris\" >Space debris<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/some-star-wars-stories-have-already-become-reality\/#The_Force_itself\" >The Force itself<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/star-wars.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2025\/star-wars.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/star-wars.jpg\" alt=\"star wars\" title=\"Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Just 48 short years ago, movie director George Lucas used the phrase &#8220;A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away&#8221; as the opening to the first &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; movie, later labeled &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.starwars.com\/films\/star-wars-episode-iv-a-new-hope\" target=\"_blank\">Episode IV: A New Hope<\/a>.&#8221; But at least four important aspects of the &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; saga are much closer\u2014both in time and space\u2014than Lucas was letting on.<\/p>\n<p>One, the ability to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Blue_milk\/Legends\" target=\"_blank\">add blue food coloring to milk<\/a>, was possible even at the time the first film came out. But in 2024, &#8220;Star Wars&#8221;\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>d blue milk became periodically <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/food\/2024\/05\/i-drank-star-wars-blue-milk-so-you-dont-have-to-heres-what-it-tastes-like.html\" target=\"_blank\">available in grocery stores<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And we, an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=zJqRLFoAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\" target=\"_blank\">environmental health engineer<\/a> and a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=aCYCNWAAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\" target=\"_blank\">civil engineer<\/a>, know there are at least three more elements of these ancient, distant Lucas stories that might seem like <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> fiction but are, in fact, science reality.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Moisture_farming\"><\/span>Moisture farming<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In that first movie, &#8220;Episode IV,&#8221; Luke Skywalker&#8217;s Uncle Owen was a farmer on the planet of Tatooine. He farmed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.starwars.com\/databank\/lars-moisture-farm\" target=\"_blank\">water from air<\/a> in the middle of a desert.<\/p>\n<p>It might sound impossible, but it&#8217;s exactly what experts discussed at the second <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250317-environment-and-sustainability-mapping-way-harvesting-water-air\" target=\"_blank\">International Atmospheric Water Harvesting Summit<\/a> hosted by Arizona State University in March 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Each day, a human needs to consume about the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/staying-healthy\/how-much-water-should-you-drink\" target=\"_blank\">equivalent of 0.8 gallons of water<\/a> (3 liters). With more than 8 billion people living on the planet, that means engineers need to produce nearly 2.6 trillion gallons (10 trillion liters) of clean drinking water every year. Taken globally, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/climate-meteorology\/World-distribution-of-precipitation\" target=\"_blank\">rainfall would be enough<\/a>, but it&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/grapher\/average-precipitation-per-year\" target=\"_blank\">distributed very unevenly<\/a>\u2014including landing in the oceans, where it im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely becomes too salty to drink safely.<\/p>\n<p>Deserts, which cover about one-fifth of the Earth&#8217;s land area, are <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/education.nationalgeographic.org\/resource\/desert\/\" target=\"_blank\">home to about 1 billion people<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers at places such as Berkeley have developed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acscentsci.0c00678\" target=\"_blank\">solar-powered systems that can produce clean drinking water from thin air<\/a>. In <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>, they use a material that traps water molecules from the air within its structure and then use sunlight to condense that water out of the material and into drinkable liquid. But there is still a ways to go before they are ready for commercial distribution and available to help large numbers of people.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Space_debris\"><\/span>Space debris<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When the second Death Star was destroyed in &#8220;Return of the Jedi,&#8221; it made a huge mess, as you would expect when blowing to smithereens an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/DS-2_Death_Star_II_Mobile_Battle_Station\" target=\"_blank\">object at least 87 miles across<\/a> (140 kilometers). But the movie&#8217;s mythology helpfully explains a hyperspace wormhole briefly opened, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Endor_disaster\" target=\"_blank\">scattering much of the falling debris<\/a> across the galaxy.<\/p>\n<p>As best as anyone can tell, a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psu.edu\/news\/research\/story\/deflating-hyperspace\" target=\"_blank\">hyperspace wormhole<\/a> has never appeared near Earth. And even if such a thing existed or happened, humans might not have the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> to chuck all our trash in there anyway. So we&#8217;re left with a whole lot of stuff all around us, including in space.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads w-100 my-4 article-main__more bg-light p-3 border\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-3\">\n        Discover the latest in science, tech, and space with over <strong>100,000 subscribers<\/strong> who rely on Phys.org for daily insights.<br \/>\n        Sign up for our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sciencex.com\/help\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\">free newsletter<\/a> and get updates on breakthroughs,<br \/>\n        innovations, and research that matter\u2014<strong>daily or weekly<\/strong>.\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the website Orbiting Now, in late April 2025 there were <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/orbit.ing-now.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">just over 12,000 active satellites<\/a> orbiting the planet. All in all, the United States and other space-faring nations are trying to keep track of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/u-s-military-space-tracking-systems-strain-under-new-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\">nearly 50,000 objects<\/a> orbiting Earth. And there are <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/aerospace.org\/article\/brief-history-space-debris\" target=\"_blank\">millions of fragments<\/a> of space debris too small to be observed or tracked.<\/p>\n<p>Just as on Earth&#8217;s roads, space vehicles crash into each other if <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Enabling_Support\/Space_Transportation\/Types_of_orbits\" target=\"_blank\">traffic gets too congested<\/a>. But unlike the debris that falls to the road after an Earth crash, all the bits and pieces that break off in a space crash fly away at speeds of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com\/satellite6.htm\" target=\"_blank\">several thousand miles per hour<\/a> (10,000 to 30,000 kph) and can then hit other satellites or spacecraft that cross their paths.<\/p>\n<p>This <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/headquarters\/library\/find\/bibliographies\/space-debris\/\" target=\"_blank\">accumulation of space debris<\/a> is creating an increasing problem. With more satellites and spacecraft heading to orbit, and more stuff up there moving around that might hit them, space <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> is becoming more like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GAHW7TF4Tyo\" target=\"_blank\">flying the Millennium Falcon through an asteroid field<\/a> every day.<\/p>\n<p>Engineers at NASA, the European Space Agency and other space programs are exploring a variety of technologies\u2014including a net, a harpoon and a laser\u2014to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surrey.ac.uk\/surrey-space-centre\/missions\/removedebris\" target=\"_blank\">remove the more dangerous pieces of space junk<\/a> and clean up the space environment.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Force_itself\"><\/span>The Force itself<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To most Earth audiences, the Force was a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.starwars.com\/databank\/the-force\" target=\"_blank\">mysterious energy field created by life that binds the galaxy<\/a> together. That is until 1999, when &#8220;Episode I: The Phantom Menace&#8221; revealed that the Force came from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.starwars.com\/news\/so-what-the-heck-are-midi-chlorians\" target=\"_blank\">midi-chlorians<\/a>, a microscopic, sentient life form that lives within every living cell.<\/p>\n<p>To biologists, midi-chlorians sound suspiciously similar to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.genome.gov\/genetics-glossary\/Mitochondria\" target=\"_blank\">mitochondria, the powerhouse of our cells<\/a>. The current working hypothesis is that mitochondria emerged from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/scitable\/topicpage\/the-origin-of-mitochondria-14232356\/\" target=\"_blank\">bacteria that lived within cells<\/a> of other living things. And <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41392-024-01743-1\" target=\"_blank\">mitochondria can communicate with other life forms<\/a>, including bacteria.<\/p>\n<p>There are many different kinds of mitochondria, and medical professionals are learning <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s42255-024-01200-x\" target=\"_blank\">how to transplant mitochondria<\/a> from one cell to another just like they transplant organs from one person&#8217;s body to another. Maybe one day a transplant procedure could help people find the light side of the Force and turn away from the dark side.<\/p>\n<p>May the Fourth\u2014and the Force\u2014be with you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium mt-4\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProvided by<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Conversation<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use href=\"https:\/\/phys.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v6\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  This article is republished from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Conversation<\/a> under a Creative Commons license. 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