A planet beyond the solar system that has been compared to Spock’s homeworld Vulcan in the Star Trek franchise may have been nothing more than an illusion caused by a jittery star.
The extrasolar planet or “exoplanet” (a term for a planet outside of our solar system) was proposed to orbit a star called 40 Eridani A or “Keid,” which is part of a triple star system located around 16.3 light-years from Earth.
In Star Trek, this star is also home to the planet Vulcan.
First announced in 2018, the planet caused quite a stir thanks to its similarities with Spock’s fictional home planet.
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