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The man who killed Pluto
Manage episode 502020676 series 5467
It was on the 24th August 2006, that the International Astronomical Union changed the definition of planet which meant that Pluto lost its status as the 9th planet in our solar system. On this auspicious anniversary we talk to the astronomer who made the discovery that lead to Pluto's downgrading.
Guest: Mike Brown, author of How I Killed Pluto and What it Had it Coming
759 episodes
Manage episode 502020676 series 5467
It was on the 24th August 2006, that the International Astronomical Union changed the definition of planet which meant that Pluto lost its status as the 9th planet in our solar system. On this auspicious anniversary we talk to the astronomer who made the discovery that lead to Pluto's downgrading.
Guest: Mike Brown, author of How I Killed Pluto and What it Had it Coming
759 episodes
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