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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…

Awards and Prizes
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…

2019
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,…

2019
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…

Awards and Prizes
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…

Press Releases
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…

Press Releases
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…

Events
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…

2019
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)…

2019
My thesis in 400 words: Frédérique Baron
November 2 2018

My thesis in 400 words: Frédérique Baron

Frédérique Baron, an iREx Ph.D. candidate at the Université de Montréal, will submit her Ph.D.…

Thesis in 400 words
The end of an era… and the beginning of another
November 1 2018

The end of an era… and the beginning of another

Launched in 2009, the Kepler Space Telescope revolutionised our view of exoplanets. Out of fuel,…

2018
First Exomoon Candidate Discovered
October 20 2018

First Exomoon Candidate Discovered

Detecting an exoplanet is often described as trying to spot a firefly passing in front…

2018