Dr. Mike Brown, a professor of planetary astronomy at the esteemed research institute, joined us to talk about his most well-known accomplishment—contributing to the declassification of Pluto as a planet—as well as his own discovery of a massive planetoid in our solar system. Our contributors were fascinated by Brown’s work and his techniques and peppered the professor with question after question. The following is an extended, edited transcript of their discussion. Phil Torres, “TechKnow”: Dr. Brown, you’re probably best known as the man who killed Pluto. Why’d you do it? Dr. Mike Brown: You know, the obvious answer is that … Continue reading Meet the Man Who Killed Pluto