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  2. Drake equation - Wikipedia

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    Frank Drake. The Drake equation is a probabilistic argument used to estimate the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy.. The equation was formulated in 1961 by Frank Drake, not for purposes of quantifying the number of civilizations, but as a way to stimulate scientific dialogue at the first scientific meeting on the search for extraterrestrial ...

  3. Guardians of the Galaxy (film) - Wikipedia

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    Guardians of the Galaxy (retroactively referred to as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1) is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , it is the 10th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

  4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Wikipedia

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    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [a] [b] is a comedy science fiction franchise created by Douglas Adams. Originally a 1978 radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, it was later adapted to other formats, including novels, stage shows, comic books, a 1981 TV series, a 1984 text adventure game, and 2005 feature film .

  5. Solar System - Wikipedia

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    720,000 km/h (450,000 mi/h) [10] Orbital period. ~230 million years [10] The Solar System [d] is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it. [11] It was formed about 4.6 billion years ago when a dense region of a molecular cloud collapsed, forming the Sun and a protoplanetary disc.

  6. List of Star Wars planets and moons - Wikipedia

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    Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order: 2019 Video game A planet with many mountains and stormy weather. Featuring ancient ruins and tombs, imperial excavations, and a crashed Venator near an ancient tomb. Zygerria Star Wars: The Clone Wars: 2011 TV series A planet in the Outer Rim Territories home of the Zygerrian species.

  7. Discovery and exploration of the Solar System - Wikipedia

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    At that time, Uranus, Neptune, nor the asteroid belts have been discovered yet. Discovery and exploration of the Solar System is observation, visitation, and increase in knowledge and understanding of Earth 's "cosmic neighborhood". [1] This includes the Sun, Earth and the Moon, the major planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...

  8. Milky Way - Wikipedia

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    The Milky Way contains at least one planet per star, resulting in 100–400 billion planets, according to a January 2013 study of the five-planet star system Kepler-32 by the Kepler space observatory. A different January 2013 analysis of Kepler data estimated that at least 17 billion Earth-sized exoplanets reside in the Milky Way.

  9. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - Wikipedia

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    In 2014, Peter Quill, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Baby Groot are renowned as the Guardians of the Galaxy. High Priestess Ayesha of the Sovereign race has the Guardians protect valuable Anulax batteries from an Abilisk, an inter-dimensional monster, in exchange for Nebula, Gamora's estranged sister, who was caught attempting to steal the batteries.