Board Game Arena

I have finally finished a game by smashing the opponents homeworld in 42 turns (I am pretty evenly matched with myself). I just didn't find a line in the rules that explicitly said that was the goal- possibly I missed it, cause I learned from the video to start.

Great game- I am brand new and have played three games on BGA in two days. I am playing solo, playing both sides just to try and learn the rules. I have built some impressive space empires, but I still don't really know why- are there any victory conditions besides eXterminating the opposing empire ...