James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Planet Vulcan was the famous homeworld of the humanoid species to which Star Trek hero Mr. Spock belonged. Logical, steadfast Spock was cast as a troubled galactic refugee aboard the starship ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

When Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) had to disguise himself as an alien, he donned a yellow radiation suit and pretended to be ...

Fans of Star Trek were over the Moon when, in 2018, astronomers with the Dharma Planet Survey (DPS) announced the possible detection of 40 Eridani b, an extrasolar planet in the star system 40 Eridani ...

Once upon a time, there was a real-life planet right where Star Trek put its fictional world of Vulcan — or so we thought. By breaking the light from 40 Eridani into the individual wavelengths that ...

In 1966 a television show called Star Trek made its debut, introducing fans of the show to a character named Spock, who hailed from a planet named Vulcan, which orbited a star called 40 Eridani A. The ...

Among the TV series Star Trek’s many charms are its rich universe of characters and planets. Now, the Dharma Planet Survey, in a new study led by University of Florida (UF) astronomer Jian Ge and team ...

There's a common misconception that science is purely about cold, hard facts — concrete evidence, mathematical models and replicable experiments to explain the world around us. It's easy to forget ...

New research shows that sometimes life imitates art, even in astronomy. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A planet beyond the solar ...