Situated in the heart of the fictional Star Wars galaxy, the planet Coruscant is completely covered by one massive city and is the seat of government for both the Galactic Republic and later the Empire.
"In general, you don't want to be quite in the 'heart' of any large galaxy, as that's almost invariably the site of a massive black hole, and an active nucleus that will fill nearby space with corrosive radiation guaranteed to ruin your whole day," said Seth Shostak, a real-life astronomer with the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute in Mountain View, California. |
