Biography
Astrophysician scientist Konstantin Batygin became famous in 2016, after in collaboration with another scientist, the solar system was reduced by a hypothesis about the ninth planet. Not everyone knows that, in addition, he is also the leader of the rock band The Seventh Season, but officially works by a professor at the California Institute of Technology. A man manages to harmoniously combine astrology, personal life and creativity.Childhood and youth
Kostya was born in Moscow in 1986, like other Soviet children, went to kindergarten, and at the age of 7 went to the 1st grade. His father Yuri - physicist, worked with accelerators of charged particles at the Moscow Engineering and Physical Institute. In 1994, he was offered a job in Japan, where he moved to his family. The boy entered the usual Japanese school, then he studied in the Russian school at the embassy.
In the orphanage, Kostya did not show interest in science, he was more interested in sports, the boy with enthusiasm mastered Karate. When Batygin turned 13 years old, the family moved again, this time in the USA. Already there the guy has gained new friends, with whom later created the rock band The Seventh Season.
Parents did not prevent him from living their own interests. Konstantin released the first disk. His musical team did not become too popular, sometimes guys had to perform in front of a pair-three davey listeners on the outskirts of the city in the bar.
The science
Astrophysics appeared in the biographies of Batygin in adolescence when he entered the university. He liked the first year. He liked the classes, and in a truly love to love the science in the 2nd course, after acquaintance with the same enthusiastic comrades, with whom he later wrote the first scientific article. After the undergraduate, Batygin entered the graduate school and got into the California Institute of Technology.
Prior to this, the young specialist managed to work in the Research Center of Ames as an assistant researcher, then in the same position worked in the Lick Observatory. At one time, together with Gregory, Loflin mastered the long-term of the dynamic evolution of the solar system.
And after graduating from the university, we developed uniform projects with Michael Brown and David Stevenson. Then an astronomer received a scientific degree of Ph.D. and in this rank he worked in the Observatory of the Cote d'Azur.
In 2016, in the publishing of The Astronomical Journal, Batygin published an article that he wrote in collaboration with Michael Brown. It sets out the assumption of the existence of the ninth planet of the solar system.
Then, many skeptics noted that it is still early to celebrate victory, since the opening of the planet is required to confirm and direct supervision. According to Constantine, it is realistic to implement only permanent observations, and it can go for it from a year to eight years.
Personal life
Although Kostya does not apply to the details of personal life, some facts he does not hide from reporters. Therefore, it is known that a man has Olga's wife, she is Russian, but their acquaintance took place in America, when both were adolescents. Couple has a common daughter of 2012 birth.In numerous interviews, Konstantin shared that although he was born in Russia, a majority of life spent in other countries, and therefore internally feels his belonging to some one state. Russia, America and Japan a man is equally close. Information about what Batygin has citizenship, there is no network. Although an astronomer has long been living America, he speaks Russian without an accent.
The bone has no page in "Instagram", but he leads a profile in Twitter, where it is regularly sharing with subscribers from concerts, devotes not indifferent to their scientific research, and also posts pictures with friends and family.
Konstantin Batygin now
Now Konstantin has been working at the California Institute of Technology, where he is the youngest professor and reads lecture students.
In November 2019, a man appeared in a video on the Yury Dudua Channel on Yutubee, who was interviewed on work, scientific projects and research. Also, a man spoke about the work, family and other details of life in America.