A fully isolated dwarf galaxy unexpectedly affected by ram pressure

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 galaxy, have revealed its strong interaction with the intergalactic medium.

Emeritus Professor Anthony Moffat receives the Carlyle S. Beals Award for 2022

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. 

Cooperation Required for the Emergence of Life Found to Arise Easily

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 emergence by… Read More

Nathalie Ouellette wins a Prix du recteur 2021

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 and creativity… Read More

A Solar Eclipse on the morning of June 10th 2021

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 of June… Read More

La petite école de l’espace

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” (in French)…. Read More

Five CRAQ researchers have their applications accepted to inaugurate the “James-Webb” space telescope

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 first representative… Read More

Simon Blouin receives the 2021 Academic Medal from the Governor General

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 Professor Patrick… Read More

A ‘super-puff’ planet like no other

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 thought necessary… Read More

Une étonnante exoplanète « barbe à papa »

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 géante WASP-107b est nettement… Read More