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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 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 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.

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.

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.

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).

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).

The new NASA Landolt space mission, planned for 2029, promises major scientific breakthroughs. The mission, at a cost of $19.5 million, aims to create artificial stars that will enable better calibration of ground-based telescope observations, thus allowing for more precise measurement of star brightnesses.

The Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) and the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) awarded the J.S. Plaskett Medal for 2024 to Antoine Bédard for the best doctoral thesis in astrophysics in Canada.

Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo, a member of the Centre for Research in Astrophysique of Quebec, has been awarded the Herzberg Medal 2024 by the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP)