Long theorized but never observed, the first known “planet with a death wish” is described by Ilin and her colleagues in a ...

"Rogue One" resurrects a discussion of the Empire's favorite planet-killing weapon. Could we detect evidence of a Death Star blast across space and time? Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor ...

A close-in exoplanet is triggering stellar flares and self-destructing. This is the first direct evidence of planet-star ...

While the Death Star could destroy an Earth-sized planet, a Jupiter-sized planet would be a tough challenge, and the Galactic Empire would need to resort to using a Suncrusher to destroy stars.

Could The Death Star Destroy A Planet? ... Planetoid, you lookin’ fine tonight” and then it fires up the superlaser and destroys the entire orb in a single blast. “BOOM”.

Mysterious ‘Death Star’ beams which could melt Earth observed blasting out of black hole Rob Waugh Published October 31, 2017 3:06pm Updated October 31, 2017 5:30pm ...

"These Death Star black holes are swiveling around and pointing at new targets, like the fictional space station in Star Wars." Astronomers have witnessed vast black holes blasting powerful beams ...

Astronomers have witnessed vast black holes blasting powerful beams of particles into space, and then changing aim and firing at new celestial targets. This cosmic firing range, which is reminiscent ...

By the way, if the Death Star is much farther from the planet than geosynchronous-orbit distance, it can still do the dirty deed. It may have to be if the planet is to be unaware of its impending ...

The so-called "Death Star," which is also famed for its pinwheel appearance, has caused a lot of lost sleep among astronomers. But now they — and the entire planet — may finally breathe a sigh ...

A beautiful pinwheel in space might one day blast Earth with death rays, scientists now report. Unlike the moon-sized Death Star from Star Wars, which has to get close to a planet to blast it ...

NASA spots 16 'Death Star' black holes blasting powerful beams at multiple targets. ... Scientists discover rare planet at the edge of the Milky Way using space-time phenomenon predicted by Einstein.