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From left to right: Sophie-Andrée Blondin, René Doyon and Charles Tisseyre.

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René Doyon: A scientific star with both feet firmly planted on the ground

29 January 2023

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Artistic representation of the planetary system of the star Kepler-138. We see Kepler-138 d in the foreground, and closer to the star, Kepler-138 c. These two planets are probably composed mainly of water. The small planet Kepler-138 b is seen transiting in front of the star. A fourth planet, Kepler-138 e, is further away and not visible in the image.

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Université de Montréal astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water

15 December 2022

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New observations of WASP-39b with the JWST have provided a clearer picture of the exoplanet, showing the presence of sodium, potassium, water, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide in the planet's atmosphere. This artist's illustration also displays newly detected patches of clouds scattered across the planet.

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An exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before

22 November 2022

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$26 million to propel space research at McGill and UdeM to the outer limits

21 November 2022

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From left to right: Marie-Eve Naud, Frédérique Baron and Nathalie Ouellette.

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Three astrophysicists promoting science through iREx

21 November 2022

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iREx making major contribution to astronomy

21 November 2022

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Jonathan Gagné et Myriam Prasow-Émond

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Where are they now after their time at iREx?

21 November 2022

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Illustration showing what the exoplanet WASP-39 b could look like, based on current understanding of the planet.

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Signs of CO2 in a planet beyond our solar system

25 August 2022

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Artistic rendition of the exoplanet TOI-1452 b, a small planet that may be entirely covered in a deep ocean.

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An extrasolar world covered in water?

24 August 2022

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Cooperative molecular networks may have been the spark of life on other planets

13 May 2022

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James Webb Space Telescope: beginning to see the light

6 April 2022

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UdeM grad is Leonardo DiCaprio’s hand double in Don’t Look Up

18 January 2022

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Three videos ahead of the James Webb Space Telescope launch

20 December 2021

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The James Webb telescope: part alien life detector, part time machine

9 December 2021

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Nathalie Ouellette, coordinator of the Exoplanet Research Institute at the Université de Montréal, and Olivia Lim, a doctoral student at the Université de Montréal.

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Women helped make the James Webb Space Telescope a reality

3 December 2021

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The James Webb Space Telescope will become the most important observatory for thousands of astronomers around the world.

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James Webb Space Telescope: our experts speak out

24 November 2021

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Artist's rendition of the James Webb Space Telescope. (Source: NASA)

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Three UdeM astophysicists to help inaugurate the James Webb Space Telescope

28 October 2021

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Artistic representation of the exoplanet Tau Boötis b and its host star, Tau Boötis

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A hot and dry Jupiter: SPIRou reveals the atmosphere of the exoplanet Tau Boötis b

28 July 2021

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A rare solar eclipse on the morning of June 10

1 June 2021

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Astronomy: unraveling a spiral stream of dusty embers

16 September 2020

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Artist’s representation of the planet (foreground) and its star (background).

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Discovering an exoplanet the size of Neptune

25 June 2020

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An artistic representation of the exoplanet K2-18b.

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Water detected on an exoplanet located in its star’s habitable zone

11 September 2019

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(L) A view of Eta Carinae by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 2000. (R) What the star could look like in 2032, when it overshadows its nebula.

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Goodbye to a beauty in the night sky

29 January 2019

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Artist's depiction of the inside of a white dwarf. Credit: Mark A. Garlick, University of Warwick.

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Thousands of stars turning into crystals

9 January 2019

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A size comparison of the Earth, Wolf 503b and Neptune. The color blue for Wolf 503b is imaginary; nothing is yet known about the atmosphere or surface of the planet.

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A new exoplanet is discovered by an international team led by a young master's student

6 September 2018

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A night view of the Mont-Mégantic Observatory.

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Funding for Mont-Mégantic Observatory secured for five years

8 August 2018

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Filamentary structure around the galaxy NGC 1275, in HD.

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Revealing the complexity of the nebula in NGC 1275 with SITELLE

15 May 2018

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