For over a decade, a star system on the verge of unleashing a deadly gamma ray burst appeared to have its guns trained on Earth. The so-called "Death Star," which is also famed for looking like a ...

An artist’s concept of the famous Wolf-Rayet 104 “pinwheel star,” previously nicknamed the “Death Star.” An artist’s concept of the famous Wolf-Rayet 104 “pinwheel star ...

Whether you think the Death Star’s fatal flaw in A New Hope was a contrivance or not, it’s definitely one of the things that has gotten the most commentary and mockery over the years.