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Seven Earth-sized planets around the ultra-cool dwarf TRAPPIST-1
22 février 2017

Seven Earth-sized planets around the ultra-cool dwarf TRAPPIST-1

About a year ago, the discovery of 3 Earth-sized planets orbiting the very cold star…

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

Patrick Dufour in Quebec Science Top 10 discoveries
10 janvier 2017

Patrick Dufour in Quebec Science Top 10 discoveries

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

Meet the new Trottier Postdoctoral Fellow of iREx
4 novembre 2016

Meet the new Trottier Postdoctoral Fellow of iREx

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

An international group of Astronomers in Montreal for the conference « Exploring the Universe with JWST-II »
4 novembre 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…

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

New low-mass objects could help refine planetary evolution
30 septembre 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…

Brown dwarfs hiding in plain sight in our solar neighborhood
6 septembre 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…

A planet in the habitable zone of our nearest neighbor
5 septembre 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 «…

Jason Rowe awarded NASA’s Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal
27 juillet 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…

The Science Behind the Validation of 1 284 Transiting Extrasolar Planets
3 juillet 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…

Planet-Devouring Star Reveals Possible Limestone Crumbs
1 juillet 2016

Planet-Devouring Star Reveals Possible Limestone Crumbs

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