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My Thesis in 400 words: Dylan Keating
November 2 2021

My Thesis in 400 words: Dylan Keating

Dylan Keating, , an iREx student at McGill University, submitted his PhD thesis in the…

The topsy-turvy orbits of a multi-planetary system
October 27 2021

The topsy-turvy orbits of a multi-planetary system

An international team of astrophysicists including Romain Allart, Trottier Postdoctoral Fellow at the iREx at…

iREx astronomers some of the first to use JWST in Year 1
June 7 2021

iREx astronomers some of the first to use JWST in Year 1

Thousands of astronomers submitted telescope time proposals in November 2020 in the hopes of obtaining…

Final tests for Webb’s sunshield
February 7 2021

Final tests for Webb’s sunshield

Despite some minor delays in the project, the James Webb Space Telescope achieved several important…

René Doyon, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
September 8 2020

René Doyon, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

The iREx is very pleased to announce that our Director, René Doyon, is now a…

New launch date for Webb
August 30 2020

New launch date for Webb

NASA and its international partners, the Canadian Space Agency and the European Space Agency, are…

iREx wins inaugural FRQ DIALOGUE Award
February 28 2020

iREx wins inaugural FRQ DIALOGUE Award

We are very pleased to announce that the iREx has been selected for a DIALOGUE…

A Lookback on TESS’s First Year
February 5 2020

A Lookback on TESS’s First Year

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) completed its first year of scientific observations between July…

Water detected on an exoplanet located in its star’s habitable zone
September 11 2019

Water detected on an exoplanet located in its star’s habitable zone

An international study lead by Université de Montréal astronomer Björn Benneke has detected water vapour…

A lookback on the 2019 iREx summer internships
September 4 2019

A lookback on the 2019 iREx summer internships

As we get ready for the start of the new academic year, we would like…

JWST completely assembled for the first time
September 3 2019

JWST completely assembled for the first time

After being tested separately, the two halves of the James Webb Space Telescope have finally…

The iREx welcomes Eve Lee, new professor at McGill University
September 3 2019

The iREx welcomes Eve Lee, new professor at McGill University

Eve Lee, a specialist in the formation of planetary systems, joins McGill University’s Department of…