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The solar system the majority of us was raised with incorporated nine planets, with Mercury closest to sunlight and Pluto in the external side. Subsequently, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown created the breakthrough of an eternity: a tenth world, Eris, somewhat larger than Pluto. But rather of introducing yet another planet to the solar system, Brown’s discover ignited a firestorm of debate that culminated in the demotion of Pluto from planet towards the recently created group of “dwarf” planet. Abruptly Brown was getting hate mail from schoolchildren and being inundated by Television reporters—all due to the breakthrough he'd used decades looking for and an eternity thinking about.A sincere and personal trip full of both laughter and drama, How I Killed Pluto and Why It'd It Coming may be the guide for anybody, young or old, who has previously thought discovering the universe—and who in our midst hasn’t?