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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…

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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
A newborn giant planet flying close to its star
July 1 2016

A newborn giant planet flying close to its star

For the last 20 years, the giant planets known as hot Jupiters have presented astronomers…

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Jonathan Gagné receives the 2016 Plaskett Medal
March 29 2016

Jonathan Gagné receives the 2016 Plaskett Medal

The Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) and the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) awarded the…

Awards and Prizes
The Gemini Planet Imager celebrates one year of service
January 21 2016

The Gemini Planet Imager celebrates one year of service

Having started its activities in November 2014, the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) celebrates one year…

2016
MIT’s Venus
January 21 2016

MIT’s Venus

A team of researchers found the nearest rocky extrasolar planet from us. Although uninhabitable with…

2016
Kepler: Half of all discoveries may be false positives
January 21 2016

Kepler: Half of all discoveries may be false positives

The Kepler space observatory fruitful results, which led to the discovery of about half of…

2016
Disintegrating Asteroid is Raining Dust Onto a White Dwarf Star
October 21 2015

Disintegrating Asteroid is Raining Dust Onto a White Dwarf Star

Astronomers announced today that they have spotted a large, rocky object disintegrating in its death…

2015
Trottier Foundation donates $1 million towards search for extraterrestrial life
October 7 2015

Trottier Foundation donates $1 million towards search for extraterrestrial life

The Trottier Foundation donates $1 million to Université de Montréal’s Institute for Research on Exoplanets,…

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