Discovery from Keck telescope detailed as unique

By Jim Borg

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 17, 2013

~~<p>WAIKOLOA, Hawaii » Caltech astronomer Mike Brown, called the "planet killer" for his work that led to the demotion of Pluto, says the most fascinating object he has ever seen is the ball of rock and ice he named after a Hawaiian goddess.</p>
<p>"It might be safe to say it is the strangest object we have ever found in the solar system," he said in an interview Thursday.</p>
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WAIKOLOA, Hawaii » Caltech astronomer Mike Brown, called the "planet killer" for his work that led to the demotion of Pluto, says the most fascinating object he has ever seen is the ball of rock and ice he named after a Hawaiian goddess.

"It might be safe to say it is the strangest object we have ever found in the solar system," he said in an interview Thursday. Login for more...