A weekly column from astronomer Mike Brown on space and science, planets (full and dwarf), the sun and the moon and the stars, and the joys and frustrations of search, discovery, and life.
Mike Brown is an astronomer at Caltech in Pasadena. He is best known for the discovery of Eris, the object beyond and bigger than Pluto, whose discovery led to the demotion of Pluto from a real planet to a dwarf planet. But he does a lot of other things, too. And he thinks dwarf planets are pretty cool.
Mike's homepage at Caltech, including more information about his research, publications, teaching, appearances, and publications can be found at www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown
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