Antoine Bédard receives IAU award

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Antoine Bédard, who recently completed his doctoral thesis under the supervision of Université de Montréal physicists Pierre Brassard and Professor Pierre Bergeron (and initially our late colleague Professor Gilles Fontaine), has won an award for excellence…

René Doyon receives prestigious NASA Medal for work on JWST

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On May 24, 2023, Prof. René Doyon received a NASA Medal for Exceptional Public Service for his contributions to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mission. Prof Doyon is the Principal Investigator of the Canadian NIRISS…

Canadian NIRISS instrument on Webb Maps an Ultra-Hot Jupiter’s Atmosphere

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There’s an intriguing exoplanet out there – 400 light-years out there – that is so tantalising that astronomers have been studying it since its discovery in 2009. One orbit for WASP-18 b around its star that…

A likely volcano-covered terrestrial world outside the Solar System

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LP 791-18 d, illustrated here, is an Earth-size world about 86 light-years away. The gravitational tug from a more massive planet in the system, shown as a blue dot in the background, may result in internal heating and…

WHERE WILL YOU BE ON APRIL 8, 2024?

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Montreal, April 4, 2023 – One year from today, an extremely rare afternoon solar eclipse will be visible from southern Quebec. This spectacular phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.  During…

2022 CAP Herzberg Medal: Daryl Haggard

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The 2022 Canadian Association of Physics (CAP) Herzberg Medal is awarded to Daryl Haggard, McGill professor and member of the Center for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec (CRAQ), in recognition of her leadership role in the…

Discovery of two exoplanets that may be mostly water

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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…

Finalist for the 2022 Prix de la Relève scientifique: Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo

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Associate Professor in the Department of Physics Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo is one of two finalists for the Prix de la Relève scientifique. This is a second nomination for the researcher, following her 2019 nomination. Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo specializes…

Our CRAQ colleagues, members of the CHIME team, receive the Brockhouse Canada 2022 Award

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CHIME is a large, fixed radio telescope with a large collection area, wide bandwidth, and a huge instantaneous field of view (about 200 square degrees, equivalent to the area covered by more than 1000 times the…

Star Duo Forms a ‘Fingerprint’ in Space, NASA Webb Finds

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Astronomers share a new image shows at least 17 dust rings created by a rare type of star and its companion, locked in a celestial dance. The team of astronomers includes  Anthony Moffat, Université de Montréal…