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!

There's lots of reasons Star Wars is a big part of pop culture history. These five perfect alien designs offer just one explanation for why it's so beloved.

Sci-fi movies often build on great ideas to deliver fun lore, and some lore is even more engaging than others.

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.

“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 ...

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 ...

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