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The Milky Way: Science and Fiction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2015

M. Moreno
M. Moreno*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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e-mail: manuel.moreno@upc.edu
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Abstract

In this work certain concepts of the relationship, not very flowing, between the Milky Way and modern science fiction are analyzed. We focus on the scientific goals of Gaia mission: the structure and components of our Galaxy (My Stepmother is an Alien; Starship Troopers; Independence Day; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy); the galaxy stellar component (The Black Hole); exoplanets (Interstellar; Les mondes dAldébaran; Valérian); Andromeda galaxy (Tumannost Andromedy) and others.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 68: The Milky Way Unravelled by Gaia: GREAT Science from the Gaia Data Releases , 2014 , pp. 389 - 390
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2015

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