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Massive comet-like object pollutes the atmosphere of a white dwarf
February 9 2017

Massive comet-like object pollutes the atmosphere of a white dwarf

Scientists have witnessed, for the first time, a massive, comet-like object being ripped apart and…

2017
Patrick Dufour in Quebec Science Top 10 discoveries
January 10 2017

Patrick Dufour in Quebec Science Top 10 discoveries

Patrick Dufour, professor at Université de Montréal and member of iREx, is in Quebec Science…

Awards and Prizes
Meet the new Trottier Postdoctoral Fellow of iREx
November 4 2016

Meet the new Trottier Postdoctoral Fellow of iREx

Many new members joined iREx in September 2016. Among them, the new Trottier Postdoctoral Fellows,…

Team
An international group of Astronomers in Montreal for the conference “Exploring the Universe with JWST-II”
November 4 2016

An international group of Astronomers in Montreal for the conference “Exploring the Universe with JWST-II”

The second edition of the conference “Exploring the Universe with JWST” took place during the week…

2016
Jonathan Gagné receives a Prix Acfas for his thesis on brown dwarfs
September 30 2016

Jonathan Gagné receives a Prix Acfas for his thesis on brown dwarfs

Jonathan Gagné, a former student and a collaborator of iREx, receives one of the Acfas…

Awards and Prizes
New low-mass objects could help refine planetary evolution
September 30 2016

New low-mass objects could help refine planetary evolution

When a star is young, it is often still surrounded by a primordial rotating disk…

Press Releases
Brown dwarfs hiding in plain sight in our solar neighborhood
September 6 2016

Brown dwarfs hiding in plain sight in our solar neighborhood

Cool brown dwarfs are a hot topic in astronomy right now. Smaller than stars and…

Press Releases
A planet in the habitable zone of our nearest neighbor
September 5 2016

A planet in the habitable zone of our nearest neighbor

Our story begins 101 years ago with the publication of a short paper entitled “a…

2016
Jason Rowe awarded NASA’s Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal
July 27 2016

Jason Rowe awarded NASA’s Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal

CRAQ’s researcher, iREx member and Bishop’s University adjunct professor, Jason Rowe, is the recipient of…

Awards and Prizes
The Science Behind the Validation of 1 284 Transiting Extrasolar Planets
July 3 2016

The Science Behind the Validation of 1 284 Transiting Extrasolar Planets

On May 10, 2016 the Kepler team announced the validation of 1 284 planets which…

2016
Planet-Devouring Star Reveals Possible Limestone Crumbs
July 1 2016

Planet-Devouring Star Reveals Possible Limestone Crumbs

A group of researchers using the W. M. Keck Observatory have discovered a planet-like body…

Press Releases
TRAPPIST-1 – A new Earth 2.0?
July 1 2016

TRAPPIST-1 – A new Earth 2.0?

What do exoplanets and beer have in common? TRAPPIST. TRAPPIST is the name of an…

2016