May 04, 2018 watch the entire history of the star wars canon so far. The star wars expanded universe timeline august 17, 2017 policy guidelines for new and old fans alike. The expanded universe is a collection of star wars fiction compiled over the last 30 years. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories summarized into the most important moments of galactic history. However, some projections can be made, based upon the known locations of stars, and basic dune history. There are new sections on galaxy clusters, gamma ray bursts and supermassive black holes.
Time will tell how these new tales will be integrated into the timeline, or whether an allnew timeline. The new analysis showed that the universe is much bigger than scientists originally thought. Astronomers assumed, at first, that the galaxies were travelling through space at enormous velocities due to a great explosion. In the next section, ferris examines the types of galaxies which populate the local group, the local supergroup, and other groupings of galaxies. Even so, the bible does actually have several verses which indicate an expansion and expanding universe. For a complete list of all books in the legends timeline, as well as bios on. The star wars expanded universe timeline home facebook. Ive always seen the early 2000s eu because njo and prequel era books were expanding the universe in both directions. The big bang theory is the prevailing cosmological model for the earliest known periods of the universe and its subsequent largescale evolution. The death of a certain character was too much for them to bear. Mostly im aware of these things through short blurbs attached to starship schematics in those dk cross section and visual guide books. It is sure to find its way onto the desks of astronomers and astrophysicists around the world who are looking for key. I know of the existence of jacen and jaina and i know of the term yuuzhan vong, but without context.
Articles, columns and quotes in defense of the star wars expanded universe. The star wars expanded universe also known as the eu, encompasses all of the officially licensed, fictional material of the star wars saga, outside of the six feature films, the clone wars film and series, and rebels series produced by lucasfilm. The known universe, usually shortened to the universe, was the space in which many galaxiesincluding the yuuzhan vong galaxy, the galaxy, and its companion galaxiesdeveloped and existed. Distant galaxies provide timeline for universe s early days. From the adventures of luke skywalker in december 1976 to the latest novel, this timeline tracks the month and year of every star wars novel excluding childrens and graphic novels published. In 2007, using the keck telescope, a team from california institute of technology found six star forming galaxies about.
The many reasons why lucasfilm decided to remove the expanded universe from star wars canon. Since our first trip to a certain galaxy far, far away in 1977, weve seen the. Timeline of knowledge about galaxies, clusters of galaxies. In april 2014, lucasfilm rebranded the expanded universe material as star. New study showing 2 trillion galaxies in \expanded. Now, this poll obviously wasnt a scientific study of the fandom with a statistically significant and valid sample of respondents. George lucas blew up the galaxy, but i still remember it the verge.
A timeline of everything we know about the origins of our universe. The universe is a very big place, and its been around for a very long time. Oct 14, 2016 the universe has almost 10 times more galaxies than we thought. The milky way is itself on a collision course with our nearest neighbor, the andromeda galaxy. Scientists now believe that not only is the universe expanding, but it had a fundamental creation point where the laws of.
By our best estimates there are around 100 billion stars in the milky way and at least 140 billion galaxies across the universe. Regardless, the star wars expanded universe chronology celebrates the return of star wars to the big screen, and looks forward to the future of fullcanon storytelling. Before stars or galaxies formed, the universe was full of lightblocking, neutral atoms. The shapes of galaxies are influenced by their neighbors, and, often, galaxies collide.
Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. The universe has almost 10 times more galaxies than we. The photos show young galaxies from up to 11 billion lightyears away. If galaxies were frozen peas, there would be enough to fill an. It states that the universe was in a very high density state and then expanded. The star wars expanded universe, also known as the eu amongst star wars fans, encompasses all of the officially licensed, fictional background of the star wars universe, outside of the six feature films produced by george lucas. Oct 21, 2011 the widely accepted theory for the origin and evolution of the universe is the big bang model, which states that the universe began as an incredibly hot, dense point roughly. The authors explore the basic properties of stars and the milky way before working out towards nearby galaxies and the distant universe. Star wars expanded universe all the tropes wiki fandom. The clone wars books from the time the movies came out had a neat timeline that combines novels, comics and games into one joint thing.
The ultimate guide to star wars legends books youtini. Each month, bryan wade and a special guest will choose a book to read and discuss. It is not for comics or short stories in legends continuity. Books closer to level 1 are easier to read and understand, more important, and of higher quality. This extremely faint object is one of five that have been used to chart the timeline of the reionization of the universe about.
Star wars mmos from galaxies to swtor write a comment. A complete visual reference guide to clone troopers write a comment. Eventually it would figure in the development of einsteins theory of relativity, but the speed of light also defines the light year, which is the yardstick that astronomers use to measure the vast distances between stars and galaxies. A complete history of the star wars universe, part i. The physical universe is defined as all of space and time collectively referred to as spacetime and their contents. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universe legends continuity. The universe s largestknown galaxies giant elliptical galaxies can contain up to a trillion stars and span two million lightyears across. The universe was created with the big bang some time before,000,000,000 bby. Sep 29, 2017 5 surprising facts about the first galaxies in the universe. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. The truth about the expanded universe and the expanded. New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them.
N message boards, theyve been running a poll to vote for the top 100 stories from the star wars expanded universe. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias. Contentsshow original dune timeline original dune a dune wiki timeline that covers events in frank herberts original dune. This page lists the order of stories in the doctor who universe timeline from the pre universe to the after universe with a focus on events between event one and the far future. The borders of the known universe are never accurately described. N books would like to present the star wars expanded universe timeline by joe bongiorno, who is also a. The collision of our galaxy with the andromeda galaxy is billions of years away, but its never too early to wonder what will happen. The star wars expanded universe timeline community. Corey and razors edge, martha wells, scoundrels, timothy zahn. Your guide to the entire star wars expanded universe. We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon. The expanded universe is a term that encompasses any and all star wars stories. Expanded universe is a podcast about the star wars legends series of novels, comics, games, and other media.
General astronomyshort history of the universe wikibooks. They discuss the structures of galaxies and how galaxies have developed, and relate this to the evolution of the universe. The timeline of the big bang and everything we know. But if war crowned him the darkest of the sith heroes, peace would. The galaxies appear as faint blue blobs with vague spiral structures, 2000 to 3000 lightyears across. So the book keeping seems to be that about 70% of the energy in the universe is in the vacuum, about 5% is in the form of normal matter protons, planets, stars, galaxies, etc. Life is incomplete without understanding the language of the beauty of the flowers, rocks, fine mountain lines, autumn leaves, clouds, stars and galaxies in the deep sky, music of the early birds, sunshine into the trees, and movements of the butterflies. Specifically, the researchers found out that there are 10 times more galaxies in the universe than previously reportedabout 2 trillion of them, rather than 200 billion, the national aeronautics and space administration reports. Attila torkos the official timeline which covers events up until hunters of dune released 2006 timeline expanded dune a dune wiki timeline that covers all events in expanded dune. The four key observational successes of the model are. He yearned for adventures that would take him beyond the farthest galaxies. If youre new, and want to learn more about the expanded universe, you can find a few links in the sidebar that may be helpful. The star wars expanded universe refers to the large collection of star wars tiein material such as books and comics that ended in 2014.
Expanded universe changes star wars wiki guide ign. The universe is huge and possibly infinite in volume. He said that a very long time ago, the universe started as just a single point. Robert mullins wildly unique chronology project attempts to fuse the eu canon with disneys. Welcome to the star wars expanded universe subreddit. Of course, with such a vast, rich galaxy for a setting, its no wonder that the eu. The star wars expanded universe timeline endeavors to present those tales stories which did and did not happen in the star wars universe and have designated the page, infinities, for the latter stories which exist outside of continuity.
Based on the movies scenario, the expanded universe tells us about the history before and after the end of the films. The books listed are each part of their own series. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. In april 2014, lucasfilm rebranded the expanded universe material as star wars legends and declared it noncanon to the franchise. Oh, and weve included which movietv showbook each event appears. Dec 04, 2018 star wars expanded universe book list a list that groups together series where they start chronologically. Therefore, please only add works that have their own pages on this wiki. For those puzzled as to why the postdisney buyout titles would be included on a star wars eu timeline, the complete saga page follows the one canon approach, which permits any story that reasonably fits into the expanded universe on the timeline. The expanded universe includes books, comic books, video games, toys, and other assorted media. For more than threeandahalf decades hundreds of writers and artists expanded the star wars universe beyond the story told by george lucas in episodes i thru vi. Star wars is the property of the walt disney company and is used here under fair use laws.
Later it was realised that the universe appears to expand not because the galaxies are moving, but because the space between the galaxies expanded. When the universe was just 1034 of a second or so old that is, a hundredth of a billionth of a trillionth of a. From the ashes of the empire has arisen another threat to the galaxys freedom. Formed just 700 million years after the big bang, expansion of the universe has carried it to its current location. He said the universe stretched and expanded to get as big as it is now, and that it could keep on stretching. With the exception of the cgianimated the clone wars tv series, nonfilm material produced prior to april 2014 was collectively known as the star wars expanded universe eu. A definitive star wars expanded universe timeline youtube. Who remembers when this was the expanded universe timeline. The truth about the expanded universe and the expanded universe movement. Dec 01, 2018 the truth about the expanded universe and the expanded universe movement. It is derived from and includes most official star wars books. The known universe, usually shortened to the universe, was the space in which many galaxies including the yuuzhan vong galaxy, the galaxy, and its companion galaxies developed and existed. M87 is one of the largest galaxies in our part of the universe it is a socalled cd galaxy, short for centrally dominant, and it has eaten many of the smaller galaxies that once. A definitive star wars expanded universe timeline have you ever looked at an eu timeline and its been missing the item youre looking for.
Universe is the name that we use to describe the collection of all the things that exist in space. While the spatial size of the entire universe is unknown, it is possible to measure the size of the observable universe, which is currently estimated to be 93 billion lightyears in diameter. Ken freeman, duffield professor, the australian national university the scope of the book is impressive indeed. I use it for my senior class and can strongly recommend it. New canon the newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universelegends. Timeline of galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and largescale structure of the universe pre20th. His accomplishment was an essential step in developing an understanding of the universe. Specifically the star wars expanded universe, the collection of books. Star wars expanded universe project gutenberg self. Elite expanded universe includes a timeline and all you. The phantom menace, in the era of the glorious high republic, the noble and wise jedi knights must face a frightening threat to themselves, the galaxy, and the force itself. Clone wars, television series, toys, and other media. This is how they see what the universe looked like a long time ago.
I think the lore is that the wormholes linking other galaxies to ours shut down somehow, its all very vague at this point. Distant galaxies provide timeline for universes early. This timeline is based upon observations of the doctor who universe and the events that occur during each of these stories. The best books from the old star wars expanded universe. Galaxies and the universe world books solar system. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas that includes star wars 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of the jedi 1983. The nearest spiral is the andromeda, part of the local pair most spirals come in pairs. But he got much more than he bargained for read more. Thinking about how it all started is hard to imagine. This page serves as an index for star wars works besides the six movies. Expanded universe fiction includes material from books, comics, tv specials and series, radio dramas. Andromeda also has smaller, bloblike satellite galaxies, with a smaller protospiral m33 not far off.
Malgus brought down the jedi temple on coruscant in a brutal assault that shocked the galaxy. Even after the merger of the bene gesserit and the honored matres, when the known universe was larger than it had ever been, the full extent of manned space is undisclosed. Highlights are stories included in the collective novel similarly highlighted adult novels. Star wars expanded universe fictupedia wiki fandom. It is made of many millions of millions of stars and planets and enormous clouds of gas separated by a gigantic empty space astronomers can use telescopes to look at very distant galaxies. Jun 17, 2017 the universe was born with the big bang as an unimaginably hot, dense point. Theres a new book on its way to celebrate its greatness. The twoway a new study finds there are about 2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe, up from about 200 billion. Check out the first of our fourpart coverage of the full history of the star wars galaxy. The matter which can be seen is spread over a space at least 93 billion light years across. From the birth of the cosmos in the big bang to the formation of life on earth. Commonly explored media include books, comic books, and video games, though other forms such as audio dramas have also been produced. That was neat and showed the thought that went into the multimedia project. Big thanks go to once upon a galaxy for helping me keep up with new.
Continuing our series of highlighting a unique and interesting eu website, tf. Star wars legends, formerly known as the expanded universe abbreviated eu, encompasses every one of the licensed, fictional background stories of the star wars universe, outside of the original six star wars films produced by george lucas and certain other material such as star wars. These young, small galaxies, from early in the universe s history, support the theory that large structures formed out of smaller ones. Heres your guide to the star wars expanded universe, including tv, comics, books, and video games. Apr 22, 2015 here is a list of the video games according to the star wars legends. The star wars expanded universe timeline is a comprehensive chronology of every star wars story from 1977 to today, including exclusive. Wars fan for over 30 years i have read many, many of the expanded universe books. This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline.
This body of work was collectively known as the star wars expanded universe for decades. A complete history of the star wars universe, part i everything up to phantom menace. The star wars expanded universe timeline posted by anthony on march 28, 2004. Jan 21, 2008 top 100 expanded universe works posted by paul on january 21, 2008 over on the tf.
In the meantime, check out this update from the publishers announcement on facebook. Even though it is the same age as the milky way, hubble observations reveal that the stars in andromedas halo are much younger than those in the milky way. As regards the ongoing controversy over the disney universe and the expanded universe, this page which is an extension of the star wars expanded universe timeline website regards the latter as canon and the former as infinities, though it accepts workable elements from the du into the eu. The youtini expanded universe ranking system is a 15 scale that ranks eu book quality, difficulty, and importance. The expanded universe includes books, comic books, video games, spinoff films like star wars. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe. All star wars fans are welcome here, but this is a proexpanded universe site, and as such, there is a zero tolerance policy for eubashing. This timeline is organized by chronology, and separated by era, as defined by lucas licensing. Star wars expanded universe book list welcome to michael. Elliptical galaxies may also be small, in which case. The following is a timeline of canonical fiction for halo media and promotional material, including video games, novels, comics, short stories, movies, and audio. This is fascinating because for a long time scientists believe the universe was static and uncreated. For comparison, the diameter of a typical galaxy is only 30,000 lightyears, and the typical distance between two neighboring galaxies is only 3 million lightyears. These three novels were some of the last published in the expanded universe.
If the known laws of physics are extrapolated beyond where they are valid there is a singularity. The expansion of the universe nucleosynthesis of the light elements origin of the cosmic background radiation formation of galaxies and largescale structure the big bang model makes accurate and scientifically testable hypotheses in each of these. Universe simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. They are heavily outnumbered by standalones and twopart series. Timeline novel publishing timeline star wars books. Elite expanded universe includes a timeline and all you need for roleplayinglore.
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