Nothing is quite as iconic of the Star Wars franchise as is the lightsaber. A weapon wielded by force-sensitive being of good and evil intent, the lightsaber symbolizes the transcendent nature of the ...

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Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader in an epic lightsaber duel aboard the Death Star to determine the fate of the galaxy. This is of course Star Wars, one of the most successful and influencial films of ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

The "deadliest" lightsaber in "Star Wars" canon is dangerous for a really stupid reason: It's also a bomb. Naturally, this ...

image: Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens hits movie screens this week with its intense plot, edge-of-your-seat action scenes and, of course, lots of lightsabers. But is it actually possible to create a ...

If the blade has no mass, the lightsaber will rotate about the center of the hilt. If the blade has some mass, the rotation ...

Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens hits movie screens this week with its intense plot, edge-of-your-seat action scenes and, of course, lots of lightsabers. But is it actually possible to create a ...