7 Years After The Last Jedi, Star Wars Introduces A New Force Power That Finally Explains How Leia Survived In Space

Seven years after Star Wars: The Last Jedi , a new Force power finally explains how Princess Leia survived in space. It was one of the most memorable - and, frankly, the most bizarre - scenes in The Last Jedi . The Resistance flagship was struck by a First Order attack, and Princess Leia was blasted out in space. But Leia didn't die; in one of the most surprising scenes in canon, she used the Force to propel her body back to safety.

The experience came at a cost, of course; Leia was left in a healing coma for much of the rest of the movie. But how was it even possible? Surprisingly, a recent Star Wars novel - Justina Ireland's Wayseeker - finally provides an important answer to that question. It seems Leia tapped into an unusual Force power , a feat no doubt possible because