This UBC grad has discovered thousands of likely planets across our cosmos
Michelle Kunimoto has more than 3,000 planetary candidates under her belt. After a stint at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology working with NASA, the B.C. astronomer is about to return to her alma mater, University of British Columbia — this time as a faculty member.
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![University of B.C. astronomy graduate Michelle Kunimoto has discovered thousands of likely planets in the cosmos during her postdoctoral research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The 30-year-old Abbotsford, B.C., astronomer is about to return to her alma mater in 2024 — this time as a faculty member. A person looks at their reflection in a round mirror of a telescope, with a printed graph of astronomical data in the background.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7068062.1703283138!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/michelle-kunimoto-ubc-astonomer-planet-discoverer.jpg)
Michelle Kunimoto has more than 3,000 planetary candidates under her belt. After a stint at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology working with NASA, the B.C. astronomer is about to return to her alma mater, University of British Columbia — this time as a faculty member.