Exoplanet HD 26965 b was compared to Spock’s homeworld, Vulcan, when first discovered. Now it turns out it was never there at all.
Exoplanet HD 26965 b caused excitement when it was first discovered due to its similarities to Spock’s homeworld, Vulcan.A planet beyond our solar system that was once compared to Spock’s iconic Vulcan homeworld from Star Trek likely never existed.
The discovery garnered significant attention due to the similarities with Vulcan, Spock’s fictional home planet in the Star Trek universe, which also orbits 40 Eridani A.A team of scientists, led by astronomer Abigail Burrows of Dartmouth College, investigated the star 40 Eridani A using a NASA instrument called NEID at Kitt Peak National Observatory.This method identifies exoplanets by observing the subtle shifts in a star’s light caused by the gravitational pull of an orbiting planet.
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