How You Can Create Your Own Real-Life Death Star
In all of science fiction, perhaps the most iconic moment of destruction occurs in 1977's Star Wars: A New Hope, when the evil Galactic Empire unleashes a superweapon that destroys an entire planet Alderaan that bears many similarities to Earth. The spacecraft that delivers this crushing blow, the Death Star, reappears in subsequent Star Wars films, and looks poised to make an appearance in the upcoming Rise of Skywalker as well.