So, young Padawan, you want to see fighter jets zoom through “Star Wars Canyon” (officially known as Rainbow Canyon) in Death Valley National Park? Here’s how to get there — plus a few ...

The origins of the canyon’s nickname are up for debate. Some aviation enthusiasts talk about desert scenes in the “Star Wars” movie franchise that were filmed in Death Valley. The exposed ...

SAN DIEGO — The legendary “Star Wars ... Palette at Death Valley National Park. (Photo: National Park Service) In “A New Hope,” R2-D2 scoots along alone through a desert canyon before ...

Most “Star Wars” fans know that many of the scenes were filmed on location in Death Valley. Rachel Reigard used that knowledge and combined it with a Valentine’s Day surprise to complete her ...

The canyon in Death Valley ... the famous sequence in “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope,” in which spaceships plunge and speed through a corridor on the Death Star. But on Wednesday ...

The US Navy has confirmed the death ... Valley National Park in California on Wednesday. The pilot, who has not yet been named, apparently crashed into the wall of what is known as "Star Wars ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed Wednesday in Death Valley National Park ... speeding low through a chasm dubbed Star Wars Canyon, officials said. The crash sent dark smoke ...

A fighter jet flies through Star Wars canyon in California's Death Valley National Park in this undated photo. (National Parks Service) A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet was flying “too fast and ...

A crew films droids C-3PO and R2-D2 in California’s Death Valley for a scene in one of the original “Star Wars” films. (Photo: National Park Service) This sprawling desert valley ...