Opting to build the Death Star in the shape of a sphere may not have been classic Star Wars villain Darth Vader's wisest move, according to math teacher Ben Orlin. He investigates this burning ...

The illuminated gaps between the aluminum panels simulate the trenches on the surface of the "actual" Death Star The hole in the sphere is taken up by the circular reflector from a halogen floor ...

What if at the heart of the Death Star is an artificial star? Surely that would solve the gravity problem? This makes the station something of a Dyson sphere, the sort of technological ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Character actor Richard LeParmentier, who as a young Death Star commander learned the hard way that Darth Vader brooks no disrespect, died Tuesday. He was 66. LeParmentier died ...

Character actor Richard LeParmentier, who as a young Death Star commander learned the hard way that Darth Vader brooks no disrespect, has died. He was 66. LeParmentier died unexpectedly Tuesday ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Character actor Richard LeParmentier, who as a young Death Star commander learned the hard way that Darth Vader brooks no disrespect, died Tuesday at 66. Mr. LeParmentier died ...

As Admiral Motti in 1977's "Star Wars," LeParmentier's character ... Vader responds with a demonstration, using the force to choke the young commander, but allowing him to live.