Astronomers Discover Real Planet Vulcan Right Where Star Trek Said It Was

Astronomers have discovered a real planet Vulcan right where Star Trek said it was.

In 1968, science fiction and fantasy author James Blish adapted a set of eight Star Trek: The Original Series episodes into a collection of short stories published under the title Star Trek 2. The collection included the Harlan Ellison story “The City on the Edge of Forever,” widely regarded as one of the best episodes of the original series. In one of the stories in Star Trek 2, Blish came up with a hypothetical location for planet Vulcan, home of the logical, pointy-eared Vulcans. Read more