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Feb 21, 2011 · Mike Brown told EarthSky that it wasn’t his goal to kill Pluto. The Caltech astronomer has discovered hundreds of objects in the outer limits of our solar system, but it was his...
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Aug 24, 2011 · Caltech researcher Mike Brown led the team that found the dwarf planet Eris in 2005. The discovery helped spur astronomers to rethink the definition of "planet," and ultimately strip Pluto of...
Dec 7, 2010 · We never thought much about it: That's just the way it was. But in 2005, Mike Brown, a professor of planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology, discovered a tenth.
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This article is based on a lecture given by Professor Brown, as part of the Silicon Valley astronomy lecturesw3, with permission of Professor Brown and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
Sicardy B (2011) A Pluto-like radius and a high albedo for the dwarf planet Eris from an occultation. Nature 478: 493-496: doi: 10.1038/nature10550
w1 – To learn more about Mike Brown’s work, visit his university web page: www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrownw2 – To learn more about the recent measurements made of Eris, see the ESO press release: www.eso.org/public/news/eso1142w3 – Mike Brown’s lecture and many others in the Silicon Valley astronomy lecture series can be listened to, downloaded or subscribed to as podcasts via the website of the Astronomical Society of t...The full story of Mike Brown’s involvement in the demise of Pluto can be found in his book:You’re unlikely to find a new planet yourself, but to learn how to detect asteroids in the classroom, see:Dec 12, 2010 · Astronomer Mike Brown didn't mean to kill Pluto -- or so he claims. Brown says the ex-ninth planet was just collateral damage in his search for the 10th.
Aug 24, 2015 · Mike Brown, California Institute of Technology astronomer and self-proclaimed Pluto killer, uttered these words exactly nine years ago today after the International Astronomers Union (IAU)...
Dec 17, 2010 · Astronomer Mike Brown discovered the dwarf planet Eris, which helped seal Pluto's fate, with this 48-inch telescope at Palomar Observatory. By Randy Dotinga. December 17, 2010.
