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Heidi White, our new Outreach Officer
20 February 2023

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
4 November 2022

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
7 September 2022

The NIRPS Spectrograph – Interview with our astronomers

The Near InfraRed Planet Searcher (NIRPS) is an instrument that was recently installed at the…

Webb’s dazzling first images are just the beginning
6 September 2022

Webb’s dazzling first images are just the beginning

To mark the release of the Webb Telescope’s first images over the Summer of 2022,…

Nathalie Ouellette, our new Deputy Director
1 September 2022

Nathalie Ouellette, our new Deputy Director

On August 22, 2022, Nathalie Ouellette became the Deputy Director of the Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic…

Countdown to Webb’s First Images
5 July 2022

Countdown to Webb’s First Images

The commissioning of the James Webb Space Telescope is nearly over. The sunshield, mirrors, instruments…

A new planet hunter awakens: NIRPS instrument sees first light
27 June 2022

A new planet hunter awakens: NIRPS instrument sees first light

The Near InfraRed Planet Searcher (NIRPS) instrument, developed in part at the Université de Montréal…

NIRPS gets prepped in Chile
5 April 2022

NIRPS gets prepped in Chile

The NIRPS team has been hard at work for the past few months. This instrument…

Webb’s Mirror is Aligned!
4 April 2022

Webb’s Mirror is Aligned!

The Webb Telescope’s commissioning has been progressing remarkably well since the space observatory arrived at…

Webb Launched and Safely Arrived at L2
8 February 2022

Webb Launched and Safely Arrived at L2

After decades of work, development and testing, the James Webb Space Telescope was finally launched…