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The solar eclipse on April 8, 2024: a show not to be missed!
March 29 2024

The solar eclipse on April 8, 2024: a show not to be missed!

Astrophysicists from iREx and across Quebec, gathered at the Center for Research in Astrophysics of…

UdeM Astronomer Finds that Aging Brown Dwarfs Grow Lonely
March 21 2024

UdeM Astronomer Finds that Aging Brown Dwarfs Grow Lonely

It takes two to tango, but in the case of brown dwarfs that were once…

Discovery of Water Vapour in Small Exoplanet’s Atmosphere 
January 25 2024

Discovery of Water Vapour in Small Exoplanet’s Atmosphere 

With a diameter approximately twice that of Earth, the exoplanet GJ 9827 d could be…

Secrets of a Hot Saturn and its Spotted Star Unlocked by iREx Astronomers
January 9 2024

Secrets of a Hot Saturn and its Spotted Star Unlocked by iREx Astronomers

A team of astronomers has unravelled the enigmatic atmosphere of the exoplanet HAT-P-18 b, shedding…

New Kepler Exoplanet Catalogue Reveals Exoplanet Architectures and Multiplanet System
November 2 2023

New Kepler Exoplanet Catalogue Reveals Exoplanet Architectures and Multiplanet System

A new study co-lead by a researcher at Bishop’s University has produced the most accurate…

iREx’s Deputy Director named as one of the “Emerging Leaders of 2023” by the Women’s Executive Network
November 1 2023

iREx’s Deputy Director named as one of the “Emerging Leaders of 2023” by the Women’s Executive Network

Dr. Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette, astrophysicist and Deputy Director of the Trottier Institute for Research on…

Canada triples the number of known galaxies in Webb’s “Deep Field of Galaxies” thanks to NIRISS
October 30 2023

Canada triples the number of known galaxies in Webb’s “Deep Field of Galaxies” thanks to NIRISS

On July 11, 2022, the entire world got to see the very first image taken…

UdeM-Led Study of Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b Reveals New Insights into its Atmosphere and Star
September 25 2023

UdeM-Led Study of Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b Reveals New Insights into its Atmosphere and Star

A team of astronomers has made an important leap forward in our understanding of the…

First Y+Y Brown Dwarf Binary System Unveiled by JWST
July 1 2023

First Y+Y Brown Dwarf Binary System Unveiled by JWST

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have identified the first-ever binary system consisting of two Y…

A scorching-hot exoplanet scrutinized by UdeM astronomers 
June 14 2023

A scorching-hot exoplanet scrutinized by UdeM astronomers 

Université de Montréal astronomers have used the Gemini-North Telescope in Hawai’i to study the chemical…

Canadian NIRISS instrument on Webb Maps an Ultra-Hot Jupiter’s Atmosphere
May 31 2023

Canadian NIRISS instrument on Webb Maps an Ultra-Hot Jupiter’s Atmosphere

There is an intriguing exoplanet out there – 400 light-years out there – that is…

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…