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A New Spin to Solving Mystery of Stellar Companions
December 4 2017

A New Spin to Solving Mystery of Stellar Companions

Using new observations made at the Keck Observatory, an international team of researchers measured the…

News from 51 Eridani b
November 10 2017

News from 51 Eridani b

This summer, an international team including several members of iREx has published a new study…

My thesis in 400 words: Simon Coudé
November 10 2017

My thesis in 400 words: Simon Coudé

Simon Coudé, an iREx student at Université de Montréal, submitted his PhD thesis in August…

René Doyon wins the Urgel-Archambault prize
November 9 2017

René Doyon wins the Urgel-Archambault prize

René Doyon is the recipient of the 2017 Prix Urgel Archambault of Association francophone pour…

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…