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Lyot 2015: Montreal is the International Capital of Exoplanets this Summer
May 24 2015

Lyot 2015: Montreal is the International Capital of Exoplanets this Summer

On June 22-26 this year, Montreal will host “In the Spirit of Lyot 2015“, an…

Jonathan Gagné, recipient of the prestigious Carl Sagan Fellowship
April 8 2015

Jonathan Gagné, recipient of the prestigious Carl Sagan Fellowship

Jonathan Gagné, a doctoral student at the Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx) at the…

GU Psc b : in Québec Science top 10 discoveries of 2014
January 5 2015

GU Psc b : in Québec Science top 10 discoveries of 2014

Marie-Eve Naud, a PhD student at the Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx) and Université…

An odd planet, so far from its star…
November 3 2014

An odd planet, so far from its star…

An international team led by Université de Montréal researchers has discovered and photographed a new…

World’s Most Powerful Planet Finder Turns its Eye to the Sky
January 20 2014

World’s Most Powerful Planet Finder Turns its Eye to the Sky

After nearly a decade of development, construction, and testing, the world’s most advanced instrument for…

After the Canadarm, the Canadeyes for the future Webb Telescope
September 17 2013

After the Canadarm, the Canadeyes for the future Webb Telescope

Cutting-edge Canadian space technology directed by Université de Montréal’s René Doyon Two instruments whose development…

CFBDSIR 2149, a lonely planet
September 17 2013

CFBDSIR 2149, a lonely planet

A wandering planet, that is a planet not in orbit around a star, was discovered…

Two planets hotter than lava
September 16 2013

Two planets hotter than lava

 Two planets lighter than the Earth! Gilles Fontaine, a professor at the University of…