Iconic Star Trek filming location spotted from space | Space photo of the day for Sept. 10, 2026
This new satellite image shows Vasquez Rocks in southern California, where Captain Kirk once faced off against the Gorn.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: Space.com · Sep 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
- Coverage span: 1d 0h
- Coverage: 2 reports from 1 independent publication
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 70.6 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 30.1 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 4 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 2.5 of 5
Strongest signal: geographic relevance, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.
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