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La Grande conférence 2023-2024 – Solar Eclipses

What is a solar eclipse and why is it such a fascinating phenomenon? What secrets…

2024 Séjour découverte en astrophysique

The Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets, in collaboration with the Department of Physics of the…

E for Eclipse: Workshop on solar eclipses

As part of the Science Literacy Week held from September 18 to 24, 2023, Marie-Eve…

Celebrating 15 Years of Exoplanet Imaging

On the evening of August 31st, the Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic and the Trottier Institute for…

La grande conférence – Exo-Earths’ atmospheres

How can we detect and study the exoplanets that most resemble our planet? What gases…

Les premières découvertes du télescope Webb – Public Talk at the SAPM

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed some spectacular images, but it surely has many…

2023 Soirée d’initiation à la recherche en astrophysique

The Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets, in collaboration with the Department of Physics of…

Public Astro Night: Unveiling the Universe with Webb

Join us for the next Public Astro Night hosted by the Trottier Space Institute at…

Science Literacy Week 2021

As part of Science Literacy Week, the Institute for Research on Exoplanets proposes a virtual…

Invite iREx to your library!

As part of Science Literacy Week that takes place between September 19 and 25th, 2022, astrophysicists…

À la découverte des mondes extraterrestres – 24h de science

As part of the “24 hours of science” event organised by Science pour tous, the…

2022 Soirée d’initiation à la recherche en astrophysique

The Institute for Research on Exoplanets, in collaboration with the Department of Physics of the Université…

La grande conférence – Webb is coming!

The Webb Telescope is the most complex observatory ever sent into space… and Canada played…

Le Club cosmique #3 – Chasseurs d’éclipses

From June 5 to 15, become an Eclipse Chaser! Complete the different missions to collect…

La petite école de l’espace #5

Marie-Eve and Frédérique will be happy to see your children again at the Petite école de…

2021 Astronomer in Your Classroom – 24h of Science

The Institute for Research on Exoplanets, in collaboration with the Centre de recherche en astrophysique…

Cosmic Club #2 – Moon Hunt

During the month of April, participate in our Moon Hunt! Complete the different missions to…

2021 Soirée d’initiation à la recherche en astrophysique

The Institute for Research on Exoplanets, in collaboration with the Department of Physics of the…

Look Up! Challenge

The Institute partners with Discover the Universe, as well as the Mont-Mégantic Observatory, and the…

La grande conférence – Finding Life… on Venus?

Extraterrestrial life… on Venus?? Join us for the 2020 Grande conference de l’iREx to learn…

2020 Junior Astrophysicist Contest

Are you a young girl from 2 to 18 years old? Do you like space?…

La petite école de l’espace #1

The Institute for Research on Exoplanets and the Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic invites kids from 3…

2019 Transit of Mercury

On November 11th 2019, the planet Mercury will pass in front of the Sun from…

La grande conférence de l’iREx – Dr Sarah Hörst

The Institute for Research on Exoplanets invite you to the public lecture: Titan : 
Ingredients…

astroMIL 2019: the Moon, 50 years later

The Institute for Research on Exoplanets and the Université de Montréal invite you to discover…

2019 “Astronomer for a Night” Contest

Are you a high school student? The Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic, the Institute for Research on Exoplanets…

Astronomy on Tap – FR

Astronomy on Tap – MTL  in French will take place at Pub l’Île Noire, on May…

An Astronomer in Your Classroom – 24h of Science

The Institute for Research on Exoplanets, in collaboration with the Centre de recherche en astrophysique…

2019 International Day of Astronomy

Come and join the iREx and many other cosmic partners at the 2019 International Day…

Astronomy on Tap – FR

Astronomy on Tap – MTL  in French will take place at Pub l’Île Noire, on January…

Special Screening of Sci-Fi Movie, CLARA

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first image ever taken of a real exoplanet…

Astronomy on Tap – FR

Astronomy on Tap – MTL  in French will take place at Pub l’Île Noire, on October…