Ahh, May the Fourth: when a young Jedi's thoughts turn to bullseyeing womp rats in a T-16. So what if you can't make the jump to hyperspace and fast forward to the premiere of Rogue One in December? WIRED still has you covered with some of our favorite Star Wars videos. We've dueled with the coolest lightsabers this side of the Dagobah system, rolled around with BB-8 to get the lovable droid's vitals (7 miles per hour, this guy!) and even bugged real scientists at NASA about how they'd go about building a Death Star.
As Star Wars fans have grown up, so have their lightsabers. Forget cheap plastic toys—these sabers are bespoke laser blades that light up, buzz, and are made for Jedi dueling.
Finally, Star Wars and hip-hop together as they were meant to be. Here's how to get those original trilogy action figures to bust a fly headspin.
Brett Kennedy, a roboticist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, breaks down the plausibility (or lack thereof) of Star Wars characters like R2-D2, C-3PO, and newcomer BB-8.
Mike Seymour goes behind the visual effects that earned Star Wars: The Force Awakens an Oscar nod. See how Industrial Light & Magic crafted complex action sequences, detailed environments, and realistic characters with the help of advanced motion-capture technology and performances from actors like Lupita Nyong’o.
Here is everything you ever wanted to know about Star Wars' latest beloved droid. BB-8 goes to LAX to greet his very own BB-8 ANA jet.
What's Darth Vader's death count? How many Lego sets has the franchise sold? Which nation accepts Star Wars collectible coins as real currency? Find out everything you didn’t know about the epic franchise, as told by Star Wars action figures.
NASA’s Brian Muirhead explains how to build a Death Star and tells us what it would really be like to fly past a flurry of asteroids.
