Topic: Luke Skywalker

'Star Wars' novels: still on bestseller lists

The newest 'Star Wars' novel, 'Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse,' holds the No. 8 slot on the New York Times bestseller list. Success has become the norm for the books.

Hubble telescope spots new class of planet: a steamy 'waterworld'

The planet GJ 1214b is a watery planet covered in a thick, steamy atmosphere, a new study of Hubble data suggests.

Scientists discover a real-life Tatooine orbiting two suns

But there are probably no jawas, moisture farmers, sand people, banthas, dewbacks, womp rats, sandcrawlers, a Pit of Carkoon, nor a strange old hermit who lives beyond the Dune Sea. 

Why 2012 could be the year we find a habitable planet

Other than the one we're currently living on, that is. As discoveries of alien planets accelerates, the discovery of an "alien Earth" could be just over the horizon. 

Tatooine for real? Scientists confirm planet orbiting two suns.

Tatooine is the mythical home of Luke Skywalker. Now, scientists have identified a planet in a binary system 200 light-years away, although the planet is more like Saturn in mass and makeup.

The 9 weirdest things ever flown on the Space Shuttle

When NASA's space shuttles launch into orbit, they don't just carry astronauts and supplies into the final frontier. There's a lot of other weird stuff that makes the out-of-this-world journey, too. Here nine recent space oddities carried into orbit on NASA shuttles.

Star Wars enters a new frontier: e-books

The entire library of Star Wars fiction will become available in e-book format later this summer.

Does America need a full-size, fully functioning AT-AT? Do we even need to ask?

The grassroots 'AT-AT for America' project proposes building a fully functional Imperial walker. Needless to say, Lucasfilm's lawyers aren't crazy about the idea.

Color me black? Alien planets with two suns sprout dark trees.

If Tatooine had trees, would they be black? Scientists say that a planet with two suns might have black or gray plants, not green. Why is that?

Star Wars fans ask NASA to build a hyperdrive

Star Wars fans want NASA to develop faster-than-light travel, so that humans can visit other star systems. After all, in the 'Star Wars' universe, the technology was developed a long time ago, in a galaxy far away.

How 'Star Wars' changed everything

From household robots to bionic hands to CNN holograms, the world is looking more and more like that galaxy far, far away.

Lightsaber lawsuit: What lightsaber would George Lucas pick?

Lightsaber lawsuit threat is withdrawn by Lucasfilms against a portable-laser manufacturer. So which is the best replica of the Star Wars weapon?

Obama tries Jedi mind trick to get economic stimulus package passed

Review: 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars'

New series of animated 'Star Wars' adventures retraces old ground with the same leaden dialogue as the originals.