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NASA’s Hubble Captures Blistering Pitch-Black Planet
September 14 2017

NASA’s Hubble Captures Blistering Pitch-Black Planet

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has observed a planet outside our solar system that looks as…

A journey to the new worlds
September 13 2017

A journey to the new worlds

On 12 August 2017, the Université de Montréal held its first “Voyage vers les nouveaux…

A very productive summer for the iREx interns
September 12 2017

A very productive summer for the iREx interns

The start of the fall semester marks the end of the summer internships. All our…

Meet the new Trottier Postdoctoral Fellow of iREx
September 5 2017

Meet the new Trottier Postdoctoral Fellow of iREx

Many new members joined iREx in September 2017. Among them, the new Trottier Postdoctoral Fellow,…

Great success at the Université de Montréal for the Solar Eclipse
August 24 2017

Great success at the Université de Montréal for the Solar Eclipse

Astronomers and students of  the Centre for Research of Astrophysics in Quebec (CRAQ) and of the…

Scientists Solve the Mystery of Blinking Brown Dwarfs
August 17 2017

Scientists Solve the Mystery of Blinking Brown Dwarfs

Dim objects called brown dwarfs, less massive than the Sun but more massive than Jupiter,…

iREx is proud to welcome Björn Benneke, new professor at Université de Montréal
August 1 2017

iREx is proud to welcome Björn Benneke, new professor at Université de Montréal

Björn Benneke, a world-leading expert on exoplanet’s atmospheres, becomes Assistant Professor at the Department of physics of…

Jason Rowe, a new Professor at Bishop’s University
July 11 2017

Jason Rowe, a new Professor at Bishop’s University

On July 1st, 2017, Jason Rowe has joined Bishop’s University, as Assistant Professor in the Physics…

Over 50 participants at the 2017 CRAQ Summer School
July 11 2017

Over 50 participants at the 2017 CRAQ Summer School

From 12 to 14 June 2017, students and researchers of iREx participated to the Center…

Boyajian Star, an unresolved mystery
July 11 2017

Boyajian Star, an unresolved mystery

Few stars have sparked the curiosity of astronomers and the general public as much as…

New Branch in Family Tree of Exoplanets Discovered
June 19 2017

New Branch in Family Tree of Exoplanets Discovered

Since the mid-1990s, when the first planet around another sun-like star was discovered, astronomers have…

Jason Rowe awarded Researcher Poster Prize at CASCA
June 2 2017

Jason Rowe awarded Researcher Poster Prize at CASCA

Jason Rowe was awarded the Doctoral Researcher Poster Prize, attributed by the graduate students to the…