María Teresa Ruiz is a prominent Chilean astrophysicist known for her significant contributions to the field of astronomy. Born on July 21, 1946, she is recognized for her research on the formation and evolution of stars, as well as her work on brown dwarfs—substellar objects that are not massive enough to sustain hydrogen fusion in their cores. Ruiz made headlines in 1994 when she discovered the first brown dwarf, which helped deepen the understanding of these celestial bodies.
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