A long time ago (1977, to be precise), the original "Star Wars" saga was born. What began with "A New Hope" quickly evolved into one of the most popular sci-fi franchises of all time, now with 12 movies and dozens of spin-off television series, video games, books and graphic novels. See the latest "Star Wars" news here!

Space. The final frontier. It’s a setting that takes up a large percentage of our favorite fiction, but which the overwhelming majority of people will never visit. Perhaps that’s what makes it such an alluring place to set movies in: its vast expanse ...

“May the Fourth” has always seemed like a particularly fake corporate holiday because “Star Wars Day” is like the conspicuously missing Children’s Day: Isn’t that every day? Do we really need a day set aside to further honor the space-fantasy ...

The alien bounty hunter going after Din Djarin and Grogu in the new Star Wars movie might be a mystery to casual fans, but he's not a newcomer.

"We did about five scripts, and finally Steve and I compromised," Lucas recalled.

Here are several Star Wars games that allow people to visit planets and space stations in ways that the live-action films never could.