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A planet thought to orbit the star 40 Eridani A—host to Mr. Spock's fictional home planet, Vulcan, in the "Star Trek" universe—is really a kind of astronomical illusion caused by the pulses and ...

Star Trek fans might be disappointed by a new study that refutes the existence of an exoplanet where Spock's Planet Vulcan was said to be in the sci-fi show. Credit: NASA via Getty images Scientists ...

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As Spock once said, "In critical moments, men sometimes see exactly what they wish to see." But a new scientific discovery may be more than just wishful interpretation. Researchers have discovered a ...

We know Albert Einstein best for his revolutionary physics theories, but he also made a huge (though lesser-known) breakthrough in planetary science. From the mid-1800s through the early 1900s, many ...

We know Albert Einstein best for his revolutionary physics theories, but he also made a huge (though lesser-known) breakthrough in planetary science. From the mid-1800s through the early 1900s, many ...

Astronomers announced the discovery of an exoplanet with 8.47 times Earth's mass and twice Earth's radius in the 40 Eridani star system, distant 17 light-years from our Sun. In the Star Trek universe, ...

Maybe the final frontier isn’t so far out of reach. Astronomers have found an exoplanet reminiscent of the planet Vulcan from “Star Trek,” orbiting a star in a system only 16 light-years from Earth.