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Université de Montréal

Astrophysics

Exoplanet hunter

 

René Doyon heads up the Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx) and is the director of the Mont-Mégantic Observatory. He designs observation programs and develops leading-edge instruments, in particular the NIRISS, which the James Webb Space Telescope will be equipped with. His team was the world’s first to directly observe the existence of planets around stars other than the Sun.

Setting the course for research

Connected to the world and involved in their community, the astrophysics research teams are paving the way to greater knowledge of our universe. 

It all starts with our researchers

Our researchers specialize in exoplanetary, solar, stellar and extragalactic astronomy, in addition to developing leading-edge instruments.  

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14 July 2026

Canadian astronomers led by an Université de Montréal professor Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo employ the James Webb Space Telescope to reveal that black holes may be the ultimate "cosmic recyclers."

14 May 2026

Backed by $22.6 million from Canada, the CFI and three provinces, UdeM is co-leading the Canadian research team helping design the ANDES instrument for the European Extremely Large Telescope.

12 December 2025

A Canadian-led team discovers that exoplanet LP 791-18 c, a temperate sub-Neptune, hides a hazy atmosphere unlike any of its planetary siblings.

8 December 2025

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope observe a giant planet accompanied by two immense tails of gas extending into space around it, the result of the continuous loss of its atmosphere.

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