Researchers have long suspected that a supermassive black hole lies in the center of our galaxy, and now they have strong evidence to support that suspicion. Using the Very Large Telescope — an array of four individual telescopes stationed in the Atacama Desert in Chile — scientists have been observing Sagittarius A* (pronounced Sagittarius A-star), […]
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Daily Podcast: Guardians 3, Galaxy’s Edge, Big Trouble In Little China remake, Star Wars Episode 9 & Russo Brothers
On the August 27, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to read some responses in the Mail Bag and talk about the latest film and tv news, including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Disney’s Streaming service, […]
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Opening Date Announced, Watch A New Teaser Trailer
We knew that the upcoming Star Wars-themed lands coming to Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios and Disneyland Resort’s Disneyland would be opening in 2019, but now Disney Parks has revealed more information on when we can expect to visit a galaxy far far away. Hit the jump to learn new info on the Galaxy’s Edge […]
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Planet Will Be Introduced in New Novel
When the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge themed lands open next year at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, the setting will be the planet Batuu – a heretofore unseen area in Star Wars lore that’s located on the Outer Rim in a galaxy far, far away. But now Lucasfilm has revealed that the planet will first […]
Theme Park Bits: A Terrifying Monorail Trip and Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Seen from Space
In this edition of Theme Park Bits: What’s it like to ride the monorail at Disney World with the door hanging wide open? Find out about the connection between Disney Springs and Prohibition-era rum-runners. See time-lapse satellite imagery of the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge construction site. A new patent would seem to indicate lightsaber-wielding could […]
Space Photos of the Week: Spiral Galaxy’s Secretly a Giant Gasbag
Cassini takes one last look at Saturn’s moon, Jupiter’s swirling clouds, and a star in a great big bubble this week in space. https://media.wired.com/photos/59c5a78ba7bfb73f4d3eb3f5/master/pass/SPoW_Sept22_2017_HP.jpg Feed: All Latest
Our galaxy’s second biggest black hole may be “lurking” in a gas cloud
Enlarge / No, that’s not an oddly shaped black hole. It’s a molecular cloud, which absorbs most wavelengths of light, making it hard to see what’s inside. (credit: FORS Team, 8.2-meter VLT Antu, ESO) The biggest object in our galaxy is remarkably difficult to see. The core of our galaxy houses a supermassive black hole […]
Space Photos of the Week: Spiral Galaxy’s Got More Twins Than Beyonce
Behold the Orion Nebula’s many stars, a gorgeous green aurora, and more dazzling visions of Saturn this week in space. https://media.wired.com/photos/597a87d957beec1e84cbd954/master/pass/SPoW_July28_HP.jpg Feed: All Latest
Star Wars Land is Officially Called Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and Other New Details [D23 Expo 2017]
We’ve been calling Disney’s upcoming Star Wars land “Star Wars Land” by default, mainly because it hasn’t had an official name. Until now. At the theme park panel at this year’s D23, it was officially revealed that the immersive experience coming to Disneyland and Walt Disney World will be called Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. With […]
Disney’s Star Wars Land Appears to Be Called Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge
On the eve before the Parks and Resort panel at D23 Expo 2017, it appears that the name of Disney’s upcoming Star Wars Land may have been prematurely revealed. Find out more below. A few hours ago, an eagle-eyed Redditor noticed that the source code for a post on the official Disney Parks Blog seemed […]