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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…
Heidi White, our new Outreach Officer
It is with great pleasure that we welcome Dr. Heidi White as our new Outreach…
The Universe as seen by Webb
Since the reveal of its first images (and one exoplanet spectrum!) on July 12, 2022,…
The NIRPS Spectrograph – Interview with our astronomers
The Near InfraRed Planet Searcher (NIRPS) is an instrument that was recently installed at the…