Mikko Tuomi is an astronomer from the University of Hertfordshire, most known for his contributions to the discovery of a number of exoplanets, among them the Proxima Centauri b which orbits the closest star to the sun. Mikko Tuomi was the first to find indications of the existence of Proxima Centauri b in archival observation data. Other exoplanets to whose discovery or study Tuomi has contributed include HD 40307,HD 154857 c,Kapteyn c,Gliese 682 c,HD 154857,Gliese 221,Gliese 581 g and the planetary system orbiting Tau Ceti.
Mikko Tuomi has contributed to many cosmologist research articles including:
Mikko Tuomi helped discover the Proxima Centauri b planet by observing the gravitational tug of Proxima Centaruti's star, Proxima Centauri.