News

Upcoming public lectures

I am giving a talk on April 2nd at Cal State University Northridge. The lecture is free and open to the public.

The Universe: Cosmic Collisions

See Mike and grad student Darin Ragozzine on The Universe (available in reruns or iTunes ) on the History Channel, discussing the giant impact that formed 2003 EL61.

The Science Show

Hear Robyn Williams interview Mike Brown on The Science Show on Radio National, Australia (or read the transcript)

People

Emily Schaller, in Mike's planetary astronomy group at Caltech, is now Dr. Emily Schaller, and soon to be a Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Astronomy in Hawaii. Congratulations Emily!

Mike Brown, Professor of Planetary Astronomy at Caltech, is now Mike Brown, the Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor of Planetary Astronomy at Caltech thanks to the generosity of Dick and Barbara Rosenberg, long time supporters of Caltech.

Mike Brown's Planets

Read Mike Brown's Planets , a weekly column about 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.

The Planet Hunter

A new children's book by Liz Rusch called The Planet Hunter describes the search for planets in the outer solar system and the vote to demote Pluto.

The book includes, amazingly, drawings of my childhood dog, my green 1965 VW bug, and, best of all, a drawing of my daughter as she might look when she is a few years older.

 

Contact

Mike Brown
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
Mail Stop 150-21
Pasadena, CA 91125
626-395-8423
mbrown@caltech.edu