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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…

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…

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…

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…