Dwarf galaxies are known to be pristine probes of the early Universe, especially when they are isolated and not interacting with massive galaxies. Observations with the MeerKAT radio telescope of WLM, an archetype of such a…
The Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) is pleased to announce that Université de Montréal Emeritus Professor Anthony Moffat, member of the Center for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec (CRAQ), is the winner of the 2022 Beals Award. …
Image credit: UPV Spectroscopy Group Microwaver Region. One of the main theories on the origin of life proposes the hypothesis according to which life evolved as cooperative networks of molecules. Explaining cooperation – and particularly, its…
Nathalie Ouellette, Coordinator of iREx and CRAQ member, is the winner of one of the “Prix du Recteur” of the Université de Montréal awards for 2021, in the category Initiative. This award recognises the imagination, dynamism…
The Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec (CRAQ), the Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx) and the Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic (OMM), invite you to admire the solar eclipse taking place at sunrise on the morning…
The Institute for Research on Exoplanets, in collaboration with the Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic and the Center for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec invites kids from 3 to 8 years old to “La petite école de l’espace”…
The projects of researchers at the Center for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec (CRAQ) are part of the list of 286 requests for observation time retained for the first year of operation of the telescope. The…
Simon Blouin was awarded the 2021 Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal for excellence in his record during his graduate studies at the Université de Montréal. Simon completed his MSc and PhD studies under the supervision of…
An UdeM-led team of astronomers discovers that the core mass of exoplanet WASP-107b is much lower than previously thought possible for a gas-giant planet. The core mass of the giant exoplanet WASP-107b is much lower than what was…
Sous la direction d’astronomes de l’UdeM, une équipe découvre que l’exoplanète WASP-107b a un cœur solide moins massif que ce qu’on croyait nécessaire pour former une exoplanète géante gazeuse. La masse du cœur solide de l’exoplanète…