The Science of Star Wars: The Scientific Facts Behind the Force, Space Travel, and More!

by Mark Brake

It’s now known that the phenomena of electricity, magnetism, and light are all different aspects of the same field, called the electromagnetic field, which carries the electromagnetic force. This is just one of four fundamental forces of nature also known as fundamental interactions. The other three are gravitational, strong nuclear, and weak nuclear. Each one has an associated particle that is said to convey its force. These are known as force carriers. In Star Wars, the Force is described as an energy field, although it’s not a field that modern physics is currently aware of. Even though the Force does involve some of the fundamental interactions, scientists don’t currently know whether there is one overarching force or framework that could make them all related. However, scientists have been searching for something like that; it’s often referred to as a theory of everything.