NASA Discovers a New Galaxy That Looks Like a TIE Fighter From Star Wars

Aug. 30, 2020

However, the whole galaxy, when viewed from a distance, actually has a shape that roughly resembles a TIE Fighter spacecraft from Star Wars: A New Hope (Episode IV) which released way back in 1977.

A Galaxy of the Starfighters?

Now, the TIE Fighter jet has a unique bow-tie-like shape, with a circle in the middle and two vertical-flat wings on each side. In the Star Wars universe, the TIE is an acronym for Twin Iron Engine. However, director George Lucas added the name because he thought that the spacecraft simply had a design like ties.

The colors in the galaxy, which include purple, red, and yellow, depicts the intensity of the radio signals. It goes from low to high and changes its color from purple to yellow.

So now, that you have seen the shape of the galaxy, take a look at the TIE Fighter jet from Star Wars: A New Hope.

So, as you can see above, the resemblance is uncanny.

“The first time I saw the results, I immediately thought it looked like Darth Vader’s TIE fighter spacecraft from ‘Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.’ That was a fun surprise, but its appearance at different radio frequencies also helped us learn more about how active galaxies can change dramatically on decade time scales.”,said Matthew Lister.

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