Star Wars isn’t the only movie franchise or property Neil deGrasse Tyson has turned his critical eye toward over the time, but it is one of the most popular franchises and his scrutiny of the Disney and Lucasfilm property has garnered attention.
So, although he has some issues with the ways Star Wars plays with science, he is more than willing to give credit where credit is due, in this case on Tatooine.
A few years ago, Neil deGrasse Tyson shared a bunch of the things Star Wars has gotten wrong over time, which includes stuff like the way BB-8 is shaped and how that wouldn’t work the way the movies show or the fact parsecs have nothing to do with time, making the famous line about the Kessel run totally moot.