CRAQ researcher Martin Aubé and his students launch a balloon in the stratosphere to better understand light pollution.
Martin Aubé, physics teacher at Cégep de Sherbrooke and member of the Center for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec (CRAQ), along with four of his students launched a stratospheric balloon in Timmins, Ontario, to collect data needed for… Read More
The dark side of extrasolar planets share surprisingly similar temperatures
New study suggests that the nightsides of hot Jupiters share clouds made of minerals Graphic: Schematic of clouds on the night side of a hot Jupiter exoplanet. The underlying atmosphere is over 800 C, hot enough to vaporize rocks. Atmospheric motion from the deep… Read More
Laurent Drissen, professeur à l’Université Laval et chercheur du CRAQ, publie un ouvrage grand public sur le rôle méconnu des étoiles massives.
Des vagues dans l’espace-temps – Splendeurs des étoiles massives, de Laurent Drissen, offre une description du rôle important mais méconnu des étoiles massives dans l’écologie galactique et l’évolution chimique de l’Univers. Le 14 septembre 2015, des ondes gravitationnelles… Read More