Interview with Michaël Lévesque: Why do older stars rotate faster than expected?
Interview with Michaël Lévesque: Why do older stars rotate faster than expected?
New observations reveal how M87’s black hole influences the galaxy’s filaments
An international team of astronomers has captured the most detailed and completed view yet of the mysterious filaments surrounding the giant galaxy M87.
PhD student Alexandre Champagne-Ruel awarded NASA postdoctoral fellowship
Physics PhD graduate from Université de Montréal, Alexandre Champagne-Ruel, has been awarded a NASA Postdoctoral Program fellowship to continue his research at Arizona State University.
Habitable or Not? Astronomers Probe Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d Using the Webb Telescope
Could Earth-sized exoplanets be habitable? A new study led by Caroline Piaulet-Ghorayeb, a previous member of the Center of Research in Astrophysics of Quebec, suggests it’s still too soon to say—at least when it comes to TRAPPIST-1 d.
The NIRPS instrument: a new eye on the sky in Chile
The Near-InfraRed Planet Searcher (NIRPS) is a new high-resolution spectrograph designed to search for exoplanets, planets orbiting stars other than our Sun, and study their atmospheres.
A diverse cast of rocky worlds around a small star revealed by Montreal astronomers
A team led by members of the Center for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec has achieved the most precise study to date of the L 98-59 planetary system.
Discovery of ‘mini halo’ points to how the early universe was formed
Astronomers co-led by Professor Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo from the Center for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec detect a gigantic cloud of high-energy particles 10 billions light years away from Earth.
JWST Captures Unprecedented Glimpse of Planet Formation in the PDS 70 System
A new study led by University of Victoria Ph.D. candidate Dori Blakely, with key contributions from researchers at the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (IREx), has used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to capture an unprecedented view of planet formation in the PDS 70 system.
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 of institutions for the design and construction of ANDES, the ArmazoNes high Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph. The ANDES instrument will be installed on ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT).
Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo : FRQ’s Etoile Montante
The Centre for Research in astrophysics of Quebec (CRAQ) congratulates Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo, a member of the CRAQ, who has been awarded the first Etoile Montante prize by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT).