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.

This UBC grad has discovered thousands of likely planets across our cosmos
A person looks at their reflection in a round mirror of a telescope, with a printed graph of astronomical data in the background.

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.