It seems like everyone who’s anyone is sending a spacecraft to the south pole of the Moon these days. India just landed there, and Russia recently crashed a lander trying to get there. The U.S. plans to land a crew there in 2025, and China is angling for some of the same landing sites for its uncrewed lander. After decades of mostly overlooking the Moon, everyone’s suddenly extremely interested.

Some of the reasons are unavoidably political, just like they were in the 1960s.

But one important factor is that in the decades since the last humans set foot on the Moon, we’ve discovered water ice hidden in the shadows of deep craters near the Moon’s southern pole. And that new information makes the Moon extremely compelling again.

“A long time ago in a galaxy far far away...” is the calling card for Star Wars fans everywhere. However, according to Ahsoka Episode 2, that may not be entirely accurate. While the events of Star Wars may have happened a long time ago, they may not all take place in a single galaxy far far away, but two different galaxies. But just how could that happen, and what does it mean for the future of Star Wars? The answer may actually involve one of the most fearsome villains in the entire franchise’s history.