User blog comment:Sppople/Sauron vs. Palpatine/@comment-1683193-20140314194212/@comment-422690-20140315235421

"Also if Palpatine had that spaceship busting power you claim he has... why didn't he use it to annihilate the Rebel Alliance?"

Because then we wouldn't have a movie.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Force_storm_(wormhole) <-- And here's the Wookiepedia link.