Sentences with phrase «own galaxy»

Kaplan, who is at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, is probably the foremost private equity scholar in the galaxy.

Not only did he help create a compelling back story for the «best pilot in the galaxy,» he even landed a cameo role for his uncle — the «obsessive» Star Wars fan who introduced Isaac and his brother, journalist Mike Hernandez, to the films.

If you multiply that by the estimated number of galaxies in the observable universe (10 trillion is a modest guess) you get a number that is 1 with 24 zeroes after it: 1 septillion.

According to a new study, there are tens of thousands of black holes at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

David Kornreich, an assistant professor at Ithaca College, said that number is probably much too low because more galaxies will likely be discovered as technology improves.

«The rate of these neutron star mergers in our galaxy is about one every 100,000 years.

Its lineup includes reboots, superheroes, a few animated movies, and multiple trips to desert planets in a galaxy far, far away.

I know that he must think he's doing the right thing by taking himself out of the equation, and that means he thinks the best thing for the galaxy is that he's not a part of this and, by extension, that the Jedi are not a part of this.

«Beware of the dark side,» Yoda warned young Luke Skywalker, and apparently the advice holds even in a galaxy far, far away from the Star Wars universe.

The FreeTime version of Alexa speaks in a more kid - friendly way, giving longer, more detailed answers to questions like, «What's a galaxy?»

While just 49 of Kepler's thousands of planet candidates are Earth - size and in a habitable zone, the discovery has rocked the scientific world: This could mean billions of such worlds exist in the Milky Way galaxy alone.

You have to wonder at the blind optimism of anyone who runs a mid-market department store anywhere in the galaxy, never mind in Canada.

The company supplies semiconductors for both Apple iPhones and Samsung Galaxys, along with a host of Internet - of - things products.

While the video of Magic Leap's headset showcases casual uses — like a quirky robot hiding under a desk, or a projection of the galaxy in motion in mid-air — the Florida - based company sees its mission as nothing less than creating a visual operating system for real life.

«There are about 100 billion neurons in a human brain, which is about the same as the number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy.»

You're sitting in a rowboat, looking at a cave ceiling that seems to contain a miniature galaxy,» says Morton.

Luke Skywalker didn't save the galaxy and defeat the empire just because.

Cosmic rays are the fastest particles that exist and originate in far - flung galaxies.

Team Unicorn, the crew behind viral videos like «California Gurls» parody «G33K & G4M3R Girls,» has released a new video that sets Meghan Trainor's catchy pop hit «All About That Bass» in a galaxy far, far away.

And we think that oceans and water are necessary for the development of life as we know it, so perhaps, if these kinds of ocean worlds are common across the galaxy, and if that's where life most often develops.

In the 4.4 billion years it took a species capable of space travel to form on Earth, Fermi proposed that the galaxy should have been overrun with intelligent, technologically - advanced aliens.

«When you look at a galaxy you're only seeing a very small part of its mass,» Butterworth said.

Star clusters are made up of giant circular clouds of old stars, some around 12 billion years old (the universe itself is 14.8 billion years old), that clump together due to gravity, and are found circling cores of galaxies.

Dark matter was first proposed more than 70 years ago to explain why the force of gravity in galaxy clusters is so much stronger than expected.

The telescope was able to capture this star cluster that orbits our Milky Way galaxy and is about 120 light - years across in fine detail.

The franchise will also be incorporated at U.S. Disney theme parks, bringing to life the droids, spaceships and otherworldly creatures of the universe that Lucas created in 1977 and is set in a galaxy far, far away.

Right now, the Milky Way galaxy is locked in a gravitational dance with a nearby galaxy called Andromeda.

Eventually, in 10 - 100 quintillion years, these stellar remnants will either have escaped their galaxy's pull, or will have spiraled into the supermassive black hole at the center.

If the expansion continues to accelerate, then in 100 billion years, the gap between galaxies will be growing so fast that light from distant galaxies will no longer reach us.

It would probably take some years to complete a picture of our galaxy.

It's not easy to answer, however, because we are right in the middle of the galaxy, making it impossible to get the same views that we enjoy of other galaxies.

We won't be able to see, or study, any galaxies beyond our cosmic neighborhood, called the local group.

The research team of international scientists wanted to figure out if the Milky Way matches the spiral shape observed in other galaxies, as part of a larger study that aims to sharpen our image of our galaxy.

It will be just one of billions of galaxies across the universe unable to see or communicate with one another.

More powerful and sensitive than the Hubble and other telescopes that came before it, the JWST can surely give us a selfie of our galaxy like we've never seen before.

The study, like most research done on our galaxy and space in general, uses models born from calculations.

Matt Groening's follow up to «The Simpsons,» «Futurama» takes place in the future (obviously), following the exploits of a (New) New York delivery crew as they travel throughout the galaxy.

The most compelling prose or the most enticing offer in the galaxy isn't going to do you a smidge of good if no one opens the email.

The scientists found a desolate chunk of space surrounding the center of our galaxy that is devoid of young stars, which contradicts recent work done on the region.

The Milky Way, the beautiful spiral galaxy that we call home, contains billions of stars including our own star, the sun, about 26,000 light years from its center.

I hope my work will, like Hawking's did for me, spur readers to look up at the night sky (preferably in the middle of nowhere) and see more than «just» moons, planets, stars, and galaxies.

Most importantly, it now has a phone that can actually compete with the iPhones, Galaxys, and Pixels of the world.

About 7,500 light - years from Earth, two of our galaxy's most massive stars have engaged in a mysterious war that's raged off - and - on for millennia.

After overseeing the reboot of the Star Trek film franchise, he took the reins to steer movie goers back to that galaxy far, far away, directing and executive producing Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

What it's about: In a galaxy far, far away, Luke Skywalker gets tangled up with a Jedi knight, pilot Han Solo, a giant bear thing called a wookiee, and two droids — all in order to save the galaxy and rescue Princess Leia from the clutches of Darth Vader.

And December will bring a highly anticipated sequel, when Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Force Awakens visits a galaxy far, far away — all over again.

The European Space Agency (ESA) just released the richest and most extensive map ever made of our Milky Way galaxy and stars beyond.

The Gaia data provides an unprecedented level of detailed information about the stars in our galaxy, with precise distance, brightness, color, and motion indicators for more than a billion stars.

On July 30, 2014, Charmin declared, «While they're out guarding the galaxy, we'll take care of Uranus.

Hamill, who reprises his role as Luke Skywalker in «Star Wars: The Force Awakens,» admitted he first saw the title online during a panel Saturday at «Star Wars Celebration,» an annual celebration of everything about a galaxy far, far away.