The event occurred at the edge of the Milky Way. — -- Astronomers have uncovered evidence that a white dwarf may have gone into death star mode on the edge of the Milky Way, shredding a planet ...

Star Wars fans have just been staggered to learn how the Death Star was actually constructed. A master manipulator, Palpatine tricked the Republic itself into beginning work on the Death Star - ...

Why does this matter to Avatar: Fire and Ash? Well, it matters a lot, because just three installments into the James Cameron ...

They called Star Wars science fiction, but it turns out there’s a real live “death star” working its mojo in the Virgo constellation. Astronomers announced Wednesday that they’ve discovered a rocky ...

In this artist's impression we see the planet HIP 67522 b sending a wave of energy down the magnetic field lines towards the surface of its host star. Where the wave meets the end of the magnetic ...

A massive planet trapped in a death spiral around its star could unlock some of the secrets surrounding star systems. However, the fate of this world is not yet set in stone, with two deaths and one ...

Despite getting plenty of run in the Star Wars franchise, the Empire has never been able to show off its most terrifying tactic.

We know so much about the theft of its plans, and its final destruction over the Yavin system—but building the Death Star was a project decades in the making. Reading time 9 minutes The ultimate ...

Collier Jennings is an entertainment journalist with a substantial amount of experience under his belt. Collier, or "CJ" to his friends and family, is a dedicated fan of genre films - particularly ...

The clingy planet orbits so close to its star, it triggers powerful explosions of radiation that eat away at its atmosphere. Reading time 3 minutes A young, energetic star has had just about enough of ...

WASHINGTON -- Astronomers have found what appears to be a gigantic suicidal planet. The odd, fiery planet is so close to its star and so large that it is triggering tremendous plasma tides on the star ...

Astronomers have spotted an alien planet orbiting so closely to its home star, the planet's magnetic field is triggering massive solar flares to erupt. This is the first time a planet has been seen ...