Frontiers in Astrophysics Lecture Series

How I Killed Pluto with Mike Brown

Hayden Planetarium Space Theater

Ticket Info

$15 ($13.50 Members, students, senior citizens)

Hear the dramatic account of the most tumultuous year in modern astronomy by the astronomer who inadvertently caused it. In 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: the tenth planet, Eris, which was 27 percent more massive than Pluto. But instead of simply adding one more planet to our solar system, his discovery ignited controversy that launched Brown into the public eye and culminated with the demotion of Pluto. Brown will discuss his memoir from that year, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming. A book signing will follow.

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