2022

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Countdown to Webb’s First Images
July 5 2022

Countdown to Webb’s First Images

The commissioning of the James Webb Space Telescope is nearly over. The sunshield, mirrors, instruments…

Two iREx members winners of Excelle Science awards
July 5 2022

Two iREx members winners of Excelle Science awards

The Chapeau, les filles! competition and its Excellence Science award ceremony was held on June…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…