In a couple of weeks, Caltech astronomers Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin will be staying up late over six autumn nights, scanning part of the sky via the great Subaru telescope in Hawaii.

Mike Brown, astronomer at Caltech CBS News Mike Brown: I would say at this point, I am certain. Bill Whitaker: Certain? Mike Brown: Yeah. That’s a rare thing to ...

Caltech researcher Mike Brown led the team that found the dwarf planet Eris in 2005. The discovery helped spur astronomers to rethink the definition of "planet," and ultimately strip Pluto of its ...

Caltech astronomers Mike Brown (left) and Konstantin Batygin are "willing to take bets" that a giant ninth planet is lurking in our solar system — way, way out, beyond Neptune.

PASADENA, Calif. — Sitting behind a desk littered with space rocks and textbooks, CalTech astronomer Michael Brown barely has time to manage a few bites of pizza as he juggles media interviews.

PASADENA, Calif.-On a campus where scientific research can be pretty challenging for the uninitiated, Mike Brown’s search for new bodies in the outer solar system is as refreshingly straightf… ...

Mike Brown is the author of "How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming." He's also professor of planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology, Caltech, out there in Pasadena ...

Caltech professor Mike Brown and assistant professor Konstanin Batygin worked together to predict the existence of "Planet Nine," a massive body orbiting the sun beyond Neptune.

Mike Brown, the Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor and professor of planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), has been named a co-winner of the 2012 Kavli Prize in ...

Mike Brown, CalTech Related: Where does the solar system end? If it exists, Planet Nine is likely around 500 astronomical units away from the sun, on average — meaning it's 500 times farther ...