The Mysterious Planet Vulcan: Myth, Discovery Claims, and Disproof Explained
Vulcan was a proposed planet that some pre-20th-century astronomers believed existed in an orbit between Mercury and the Sun. Speculation about intermercurial bodies—objects orbiting inside Mercury’s path—dates back to the early 17th century. Although the planet was never confirmed, it was seriously considered due to unexplained anomalies in Mercury’s orbit. Early Observations and Hypotheses In […]
