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Lookback at our 2024 summer internships
September 9 2024

Lookback at our 2024 summer internships

Another summer comes to an end! Once again this year, we had the chance to…

2024
IREx has a new logo!
September 6 2024

IREx has a new logo!

We are excited to unveil our new logo, which reflects the core mission of IREx:…

2024
UdeM’s Eclipse Ambassadors: Shining Bright in the Eclipse’s Shadow
June 11 2024

UdeM’s Eclipse Ambassadors: Shining Bright in the Eclipse’s Shadow

Thanks to their behind-the-scenes efforts, the 119 eclipse ambassadors trained at the Université de Montréal…

2024
Landolt space mission: artificial stars for more precise measurements of star brightnesses
June 10 2024

Landolt space mission: artificial stars for more precise measurements of star brightnesses

The new NASA Landolt space mission, planned for 2029, promises major scientific breakthroughs. The mission,…

2024
The solar eclipse on April 8, 2024: a show not to be missed!
March 29 2024

The solar eclipse on April 8, 2024: a show not to be missed!

Astrophysicists from iREx and across Quebec, gathered at the Center for Research in Astrophysics of…

2024
UdeM Astronomer Finds that Aging Brown Dwarfs Grow Lonely
March 21 2024

UdeM Astronomer Finds that Aging Brown Dwarfs Grow Lonely

It takes two to tango, but in the case of brown dwarfs that were once…

2024
Tens of Thousands of Free Eclipse Glasses Distributed Across Montréal
March 1 2024

Tens of Thousands of Free Eclipse Glasses Distributed Across Montréal

Our institute, iREx, in collaboration with the Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic and the Université de Montréal,…

2024
Discovery of Water Vapour in Small Exoplanet’s Atmosphere 
January 25 2024

Discovery of Water Vapour in Small Exoplanet’s Atmosphere 

With a diameter approximately twice that of Earth, the exoplanet GJ 9827 d could be…

2024
Pierrot Lamontagne receives the Hubert Reeves Grant
November 20 2023

Pierrot Lamontagne receives the Hubert Reeves Grant

It is with great pride that we announce that Pierrot Lamontagne, iREx member and Master’s…

Awards and Prizes
Eclipse
September 12 2023

Eclipse

Solar eclipses are rare and unique astronomical phenomena! iREx members love this phenomenon, and it’s…

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Lookback at our 2023 summer internships
September 8 2023

Lookback at our 2023 summer internships

The start of the school year marks the conclusion of summer internships at iREx. Our…

News
Eleven giant exoplanets studied closely by SPIRou – Interview with Romain Allart
September 4 2023

Eleven giant exoplanets studied closely by SPIRou – Interview with Romain Allart

Romain Allart, a Trottier postdoctoral researcher at the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx)…

Scientific Interviews