Planets are the big bullies of the planetary system that are, that basically ignore everybody else around them. And everybody else has to deal with the planets. Those are what the planets are. — Mike Brown Copy Share Image
Neptune controls Pluto's orbit. Neptune is the bully of that neighborhood. — Mike Brown Copy Share Image
“Pluto was part of their mental landscape, the one they had constructed to organize their thinking about the solar system and their own place… — Mike Brown Copy Share Image
Discovery is exciting, no matter how big or small or close or distant.... — Mike Brown Copy Share Image
“There is nothing particularly special about that location of the centre of mass. If you were to find yourself at the precise spot that… — Mike Brown Copy Share Image
The act of 'letting go' is actually very easy - it's effortless. Thinking about, talking about, and contemplating 'letting go' is hard. — Mike Brown Copy Share Image
All the stars all the galaxies are in the same spot night after night after night. And Planet Nine, when we see it, will… — Mike Brown Copy Share Image
I loved Pluto. I was totally fascinated by Pluto. When I started in astronomy, I started looking at this region of the sky because… — Mike Brown Copy Share Image
I'm sure there have been guys who didn't realize they had a concussion and just kept playing. It's a violent game. The head injuries… — Mike Brown Copy Share Image
It came down to the obvious point that all the union cared about was the money and these other things certainly didn't matter enough.… — Mike Brown Copy Share Image