The Death Star is one of the most iconic weapons in the entire "Star Wars" franchise. Interestingly, it holds some common similarities with the lightsaber.

What happens when a star ventures dangerously close to a supermassive black hole? This encounter produces a cataclysmic phenomenon: the star is literally torn apart by gravitational forces.

Here’s a useless piece of trivia: Out of the 11 canonical Star Wars movies, eight feature the Death Star in one way or another. There’s the original planet-exploding weapon in A New Hope and the ...