New research led by W. M. Keck Observatory Instrument Scientist and astronomer Grant Hill has confirmed what scientists have long suspected—WR 104 comprises two massive stars: a Wolf-Rayet star and an ...

A dazzling star system once feared as a potential “Death Star” has turned out to be much less threatening than scientists once thought—and even more mysterious. Wolf-Rayet 104, a famous “pinwheel star ...

However, as dangerous as the Death Star was (before it was destroyed, of course), it pales in comparison to the weapon Palpatine actually wanted to use to bring the galaxy to its knees.

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It’s ok, Darth Vader hasn’t got our humble planet in his sights! No this Death Star is a binary system where both stars are locked into an orbit which will lead to their collision, unleashing a ...