Michael Cushing, Ph.D.
Michael Cushing, Ph.D.
Professor of Astronomy and Director of Ritter Planetarium
Michael Cushing studies the coolest stars in the universe. He led a team of researchers who identified a new type of brown dwarf, called Y-dwarfs, with temperatures as low as 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Expertise: Stars, Y-Dwarfs
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