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Probing a new class of exoplanets
July 2 2019

Probing a new class of exoplanets

An international team led by UdeM astronomer gets a clearer picture of what is likely…

9th edition of the Maunakea Graduate School
June 4 2019

9th edition of the Maunakea Graduate School

Five Canadian graduate students had the chance to attend the Maunakea Graduate School (MKGS), which…

Inaugural Sureau Bursary awarded
May 6 2019

Inaugural Sureau Bursary awarded

2019 Sureau Fellow We are proud to announce that the first ever iREx Sureau Bursary…

Jason Rowe wins the 2019 Emerging Scholar Award at Bishop’s University
April 18 2019

Jason Rowe wins the 2019 Emerging Scholar Award at Bishop’s University

Bishop’s University just announced that iREx member Prof. Jason Rowe has been awarded the 2019…

JWST Completes Critical Milestones in February 2019
April 3 2019

JWST Completes Critical Milestones in February 2019

The month of February 2019 saw the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) successfully pass a…

TESS, the Planet Hunter
April 3 2019

TESS, the Planet Hunter

The hunt for exoplanets continues! The number of discovered exoplanets has now reached over 4000,…

Nicolas Cowan awarded CASCA’s 2019 Harvey B. Richer Gold Medal
March 25 2019

Nicolas Cowan awarded CASCA’s 2019 Harvey B. Richer Gold Medal

Nicolas Cowan, professor at McGill University and member of iREx, is the recipient of the…

Too much sodium turns a star blue
February 25 2019

Too much sodium turns a star blue

An international team of astrophysicists, led by researchers from the Université de Montréal, has identified…

All systems go for exo-Earth hunter SPIRou
February 22 2019

All systems go for exo-Earth hunter SPIRou

Nine months after capturing its first images from atop Maunakea in Hawaii, the scientific instrument…

iREx at the AAS
February 4 2019

iREx at the AAS

The American Astronomical Society holds two annual meetings where astronomers from around the globe get…

Rendez-vous with 2014 MU69
January 25 2019

Rendez-vous with 2014 MU69

Journey to Pluto It took nearly a decade for the New Horizons probe to reach…

A super-Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star?
January 15 2019

A super-Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star?

A team of researchers lead by Ignasi Ribas (Institut de Ciencies de l’Espai en Espagne)…