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A likely volcano-covered terrestrial world outside the Solar System
May 17 2023

A likely volcano-covered terrestrial world outside the Solar System

Astronomers from the Université de Montréal have discovered an Earth-sized exoplanet around a nearby small…

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Erika Le Bourdais wins poster prize at a UdeM Symposium
April 17 2023

Erika Le Bourdais wins poster prize at a UdeM Symposium

Érika Le Bourdais, a master’s student at iREx, received an award for her poster “WD1145+017…

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Where will you be on April 8, 2024?
April 4 2023

Where will you be on April 8, 2024?

One year from now, an extremely rare afternoon solar eclipse will be visible from southern…

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René Doyon, Radio-Canada’s Scientist of the Year… again!
February 22 2023

René Doyon, Radio-Canada’s Scientist of the Year… again!

We are proud to announce today that Radio-Canada is awarding its 2022 Scientifique de l’année…

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Dr. Eve J. Lee receives the 2022 Vainu Bappu Gold Medal
February 22 2023

Dr. Eve J. Lee receives the 2022 Vainu Bappu Gold Medal

Dr. Eve J. Lee, Assistant Professor at McGill University and a member of our institute,…

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Heidi White, our new Outreach Officer
February 20 2023

Heidi White, our new Outreach Officer

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Dr. Heidi White as our new Outreach…

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Université de Montréal astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water
December 15 2022

Université de Montréal astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water

A team led by UdeM astronomers has found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red…

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Lisa Dang, Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at the Université de Montréal
November 29 2022

Lisa Dang, Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at the Université de Montréal

Lisa Đặng, an iREx member who completed her Ph.D. at McGill University this summer, was…

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$10 million to propel space research at iREx to the outer limits
November 24 2022

$10 million to propel space research at iREx to the outer limits

Landmark gifts from the Trottier Family Foundation ensure Montreal’s place as a leading hub of…

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Lisa Dang awarded L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship
November 22 2022

Lisa Dang awarded L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship

Lisa Đặng, Trottier postdoctoral researcher at the iREx at the Université de Montréal, receives a…

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An exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before
November 22 2022

An exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals another first: a full menu of atoms, molecules, and…

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Nathalie Ouellette, our new Deputy Director
November 4 2022

Nathalie Ouellette, our new Deputy Director

On August 22, 2022, Nathalie Ouellette became the Deputy Director of the Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic…

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