Star Wars

On this May the 4th, now known as Star Wars Day, we listen back to an original NPR review of the now beloved classic. In 1977, Tom Shales reviewed the new film Star Wars for NPR.

This season has taken viewers all over the galaxy, from the desert dunes of Tatooine to a military base deep under a volcanic plain.

Riley Howell, who died saving his classmates from a gunman last April, was a Star Warsfan. Now he is a part of the Star Warsuniverse.

The third movie in the third trilogy of the scrappy little space-opera-that-could — Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — opened this weekend.

A long time ago, in an NPR far, far away, the network got into the Star Warssaga by producing a radio drama of the original trilogy.

The final chapter in "The Skywalker Saga" returns J.J. Abrams to the director's chair, and the result, while overstuffed with characters and plot, delivers on space-operatic action.

The Rise of Skywalker speaks to the historical experiences of many in the Indigenous community. An exhibit by Native artists attempts to shed light on those connections.

The Mandalorian is the first Star Wars live-action spinoff series and the highest profile program on the new Disney+ streaming service. It may be a barometer of Disney+'s chances.

Researchers say teaching seals to copy melodies might help inform speech therapy for humans.

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, opens at Disneyland Friday. The attraction features sights and sounds of the universe, including a life size Millennium Falcon where the rider gets to fly the hunk of junk.