How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
Recommended by Philip Plait, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #10 in Astronomy, Ranked #35 in Planet — see more rankings.
The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: a tenth planet, Eris, slightly bigger than Pluto. But instead of its resulting in one more planet being added to our solar system, Brown’s find ignited a firestorm of controversy that riled the usually sedate world of astronomy and launched him into the public eye. The debate culminated in the demotion of Pluto from real planet to the newly coined category of “dwarf” planet. Suddenly Brown was... more
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Philip Plait Mike Brown was finding objects that were as big or possibly bigger than Pluto in the outer solar system. It’s a great story. (Source)
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