In Star Wars, Starkiller Base was a weapon used by the First Order to destroy multiple planets at once. It destroyed the five planets, Hosnian Prime, Hosnian, Raysho, Cardota, and Courtsilius.

There is nothing Star Wars canon loves more than relentlessly filling in the gaps between the movies. But sometimes there are pretty big questions left by the films that need explaining… like Marvel’s ...

Here’s the thing with looking for science in the Star Wars universe: you’re already in a world where lightsabers work, The Force is a real thing, and faster-than-light travel is possible. This is not ...

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Starkiller Base, a Death Star glow up, was the first great weapon of the First Order. The organization planned to use the super weapon to dominate the galaxy through fear, before the Resistance was ...

Today at San Diego Comic Con, moderator Jenna Busch led a panel chock full of brilliant minds from NASA, Industrial Light and Magic, and Outer Spaces, just to name a few. The talk focused on the ...

Despite its similarities to the Death Stars, Starkiller Base was nonetheless a technological achievement in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Stepping it up from an artificial space station the size of a ...