earning them comparisons to the planet-killing Death Star space base from “Star Wars.” Scientists detailed these intergalactic ray guns in an article in the “Astrophysical Journal” — and ...

Luke Skywalker used it to destroy the first Death Star, and Poe Dameron (the Resistance's "best pilot") leads his fleet of X-wing pilots to destroy the Starkiller Base in "The Force Awakens." ...

There are elements of these ancient, distant George Lucas stories that might seem like science fiction but are, in fact, science reality.

Over the course of nearly 50 years, the "Star Wars" galaxy has spawned 11 movies ... flew an X-wing in the assault on Starkiller Base and was part of the ragtag crew that took on an overwhelming ...