As we reported last month, an object surprisingly similar to an astronomical wild-goose from the 19th century, the mythic planet Vulcan, was found orbiting a star dubbed Kepler 10.

正如我们上周报道的，研究员们发现了一颗物体同19世纪天文学界著名的伏尔甘行星出奇的相似，这颗物体正在按被称之为开普勒- 10的恒星轨道上运行。

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The name Vulcan was given to the undiscovered planet.

“伏尔坎”这个名字被用来给未被发现的星体命名。

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Their reason for thinking Vulcan existed was that Mercury's orbit behaved as if a more inward planet was tugging on it.

他们认为“火神星”有存在的理由，因为水星的轨迹表现出如同受到了一个更接近内层星球的拉动。

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Spock is described as not having emotions because he's half Vulcan, from a planet where they lack emotions.

斯帕克没有情感,因为他有半个火神的血统，他来自缺少情感的星球。

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And an ideal candidate has just turned up one that matches one of astronomy's own myths: the legendary, non-existent planet Vulcan.

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As we reported last month, an object surprisingly similar to an astronomical wild-goose from the 19th century, the mythic planet Vulcan, was found orbiting a star dubbed Kepler 10.

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Specifically, the planet Vulcan was blown off the starmap.

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