The Death Star, the planet-sized killing machine created by the Galactic Empire in Star Wars, uses a giant tractor beam to pull in Han Solo’s Millennium Falcon spacecraft in the original 1977 film.

The announcement comes after the film was revealed at Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo this April. The Deadpool & Wolverine helmer and Gosling attended, but kept pretty quiet about plot details ...

In the new episode of the Disney Plus Star Wars show Andor, Luthen gets caught in an Imperial tractor beam. He destroys it with a moment of sci-fi brilliance in one of the show’s best moments so ...

BEAM ME UP Star Wars-style tractor beams could levitate people as scientists reveal how ‘sound tornadoes’ can move large objects. Trekkies and Star Wars fans will be overjoyed at the news that ...

Physicists from ITMO University developed a model of an optical tractor beam to capture particles based on new artificial materials. Such a beam is capable of moving particles or cells towards the ...

Star Wars, Star Trek, and Spacehounds of IPC all feature tractor beams in combat and conflict. But in reality, they could turn out to be valuable scientific tools. This article was originally ...

The result is something very akin to the tractor beam seen in science fiction media like Star Wars. Further, the scientists say they may have found a way to make it more portable.

Star Wars Movies Shawn Levy's Star Wars movie will start shooting this year and release in 2027 ... Star Wars: Starfighter has Mia Goth in its tractor beam as the big movie villain .

Star Wars: Starfighter has Mia Goth in its tractor beam as the big movie villain. Nick Staniforth. Sat, June 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM UTC. ... Besides signing on to a new Star Wars gig, ...