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iREx members stand out for the quality of their teaching!
July 4 2022

iREx members stand out for the quality of their teaching!

As part of the 2021–2022 edition of the Petit Nobel Competition organised within the Université…

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A new planet hunter awakens: NIRPS instrument sees first light
June 27 2022

A new planet hunter awakens: NIRPS instrument sees first light

The Near InfraRed Planet Searcher (NIRPS) instrument, developed in part at the Université de Montréal…

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NIRPS gets prepped in Chile
April 5 2022

NIRPS gets prepped in Chile

The NIRPS team has been hard at work for the past few months. This instrument…

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Webb’s Mirror is Aligned!
April 4 2022

Webb’s Mirror is Aligned!

The Webb Telescope’s commissioning has been progressing remarkably well since the space observatory arrived at…

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Eve Lee wins the Annie Jump Cannon 2022 Award
March 30 2022

Eve Lee wins the Annie Jump Cannon 2022 Award

Eve Lee, a McGill University professor and iREx member, has received the 2022 Annie Jump…

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Myriam Prasow-Émond receives a scholarship to pursue her Ph.D. studies in England
March 28 2022

Myriam Prasow-Émond receives a scholarship to pursue her Ph.D. studies in England

Myriam Prasow-Émond, M.Sc. student and member of iREx and the X-TRA Group, has been awarded…

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Metal clouds found on the hot Jupiter WASP-121 b
February 21 2022

Metal clouds found on the hot Jupiter WASP-121 b

Astronomers explore the unusual atmospheric conditions of a hot exoplanet An international group of astronomers…

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Webb and iREx members in the News!
February 8 2022

Webb and iREx members in the News!

After twenty years of work, the Webb Telescope team finally saw their observatory launch into…

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Webb Launched and Safely Arrived at L2
February 8 2022

Webb Launched and Safely Arrived at L2

After decades of work, development and testing, the James Webb Space Telescope was finally launched…

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My Thesis in 400 Words: Benjamin Leblanc
February 7 2022

My Thesis in 400 Words: Benjamin Leblanc

Benjamin Leblanc, an iREx student at Bishop’s University, submitted his M.Sc. thesis in the Winter…

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Jonathan Gagné awarded an NSERC Discovery Grant
February 4 2022

Jonathan Gagné awarded an NSERC Discovery Grant

Jonathan Gagné, iREx associate member, Scientific Advisor at the Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan (Space for…

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New insights into seasons on a planet outside our Solar System
January 26 2022

New insights into seasons on a planet outside our Solar System

Observations of a hot Jupiter may also advance our understanding of planet origins and evolution…

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