Star Wars Relies on Hidden Planets and Missing Maps, Which is Strangely Authentic

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, no one could find Luke Skywalker because the star map was missing the part that contained his planet in The Force Awakens. The Sith planet Exegol was hidden unless you had a specific compass in The Rise of Skywalker. Similar plot points were found in Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Ahsoka, and in Skeleton Crew. Fans got tired of plots revolving around missing planets no one could find, and it became a joke. 

But of all the Star Wars tropes, this one is the most scientifically accurate. Here on earth, astronomers make maps of the stars, but there is no one organization that is tasked with keeping them accurate. The latest are stored in bits and pieces on computers that are reliant on technology that goes obsolete quickly. And the facilities that make and store maps are dependent on funding, usually from governments that can change. Add on top of that the fact that objects in space move over time. Learn how the silliest trope in Star Wars is quite believable to folks who know stars at Inverse.