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Mont Mégantic Observatory Receives Two-Years of Additional Funding
The Mont-Mégantic Observatory, under the direction of René Doyon, has received two years of extended…
A Canadian team joins ESO in milestone agreement for ANDES instrument on the ELT
On June 5th, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) signed an agreement with an international consortium…
Nathalie Ouellette named one of 2024’s Emerging Leaders
We are thrilled to announce that Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette, our Deputy Director at the Observatoire…
iREx’s Deputy Director named as one of the “Emerging Leaders of 2023” by the Women’s Executive Network
Dr. Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette, astrophysicist and Deputy Director of the at the Mont-Mégantic Observatory, has…
Canada triples the number of known galaxies in Webb’s “Deep Field of Galaxies” thanks to NIRISS
On July 11, 2022, the entire world got to see the very first image taken…
First Y+Y Brown Dwarf Binary System Unveiled by JWST
In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have identified the first-ever binary system consisting of two Y…
Researcher Étienne Artigau receives an award from the Fonds de recherche du Québec
Étienne Artigau, OMM researcher at the Université de Montréal, wins the 2e prix d’excellence des…
René Doyon receives prestigious NASA Medal for work on JWST
On May 24, 2023, Prof. René Doyon received a NASA Medal for Exceptional Public Service…
Where will you be on April 8, 2024?
One year from now, an extremely rare afternoon solar eclipse will be visible from southern…
René Doyon, Radio-Canada’s Scientist of the Year… again!
We are proud to announce today that Radio-Canada is awarding its 2022 Scientifique de l’année…