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SPIRou at La preuve par l’image
May 1 2020

SPIRou at La preuve par l’image

An image submitted by Étienne Artigau, a researcher from iREx, was selected by the jury…

Awards and Prizes
My Thesis in 400 words: Jonathan Chan
April 20 2020

My Thesis in 400 words: Jonathan Chan

Jonathan Chan, an iREx student at Université de Montréal, finished his master degree in 2020.…

Thesis in 400 words
Iron Rain on WASP-76b
April 6 2020

Iron Rain on WASP-76b

A team of researchers led by David Ehrenreich of the Observatoire astronomique de l’Université de…

2020
2020 CASCA Awards
February 29 2020

2020 CASCA Awards

Dunlap Award The Institute for Research on Exoplanets is proud to announce that René Doyon,…

Awards and Prizes
iREx wins inaugural FRQ DIALOGUE Award
February 28 2020

iREx wins inaugural FRQ DIALOGUE Award

We are very pleased to announce that the iREx has been selected for a DIALOGUE…

Awards and Prizes
The End of the Spitzer Space Telescope
February 5 2020

The End of the Spitzer Space Telescope

The Spitzer Space Telescope’s mission ended on January 30, 2020, after scanning the Universe in…

2020
A second planet in the closest extrasolar system to our Sun?
February 5 2020

A second planet in the closest extrasolar system to our Sun?

A study published in Science magazine in January 2020 and led by Mario Damasso, an…

2020
A Lookback on TESS’s First Year
February 5 2020

A Lookback on TESS’s First Year

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) completed its first year of scientific observations between July…

2020
My Thesis in 400 words: Dominic Couture
December 17 2019

My Thesis in 400 words: Dominic Couture

Dominic Couture, an iREx student at Université de Montréal, finished his master degree in 2019.…

Thesis in 400 words
A star has left us
November 8 2019

A star has left us

On November 1, Gilles Fontaine, professor in the Départment de physique at the Université de…

Team
Ingredients for life on Titan with Sarah Hörst
November 7 2019

Ingredients for life on Titan with Sarah Hörst

The Institute for Research on Exoplanets was pleased to welcome Sarah Hörst on October 16th…

Events
Water detected on an exoplanet located in its star’s habitable zone
September 11 2019

Water detected on an exoplanet located in its star’s habitable zone

An international study lead by Université de Montréal astronomer Björn Benneke has detected water vapour…

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