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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,…

Press Releases
Hot Jupiters orbiting baby stars?
September 9 2015

Hot Jupiters orbiting baby stars?

Although first detected 20 years ago, hot Jupiters are still enigmatic bodies. These celestial objects…

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Astronomers discover “young Jupiter” exoplanet
August 13 2015

Astronomers discover “young Jupiter” exoplanet

One of the best ways to learn how our solar system evolved is to look…

Press Releases
New Supercomputer Model Shows Planet Making Waves in Nearby Debris Disk
June 25 2015

New Supercomputer Model Shows Planet Making Waves in Nearby Debris Disk

A new supercomputer simulation of the planet and debris disk around the nearby star Beta…

2015
Astronomers develop breakthrough optical component for detecting exoplanets close to their host stars
June 22 2015

Astronomers develop breakthrough optical component for detecting exoplanets close to their host stars

Astronomers from Leiden University (the Netherlands) and the University of Arizona (USA) have successfully commissioned…

Press Releases
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…

2015