CRAQ astronomer, Anthony Moffat, help Recover Nova First Spotted 600 Years Ago by Korean Astrologers
On a cold March night in Seoul almost 600 years ago, Korean astrologers spotted a bright new star in the tail of the constellation Scorpius. It was seen for just 14 days before fading from view. From these ancient records, modern astronomers determined that what the Royal Imperial Astrologers saw was a nova explosion, but […]
Great success for the eclipse observation at Université de Montréal!
iREx and CRAQ astronomers and students welcomed nearly 1,000 people at UdeM to observe the great North American solar eclipse of 21 August. Members of the academic community as well as the general public gathered on the Louis-Colin parking lot terrace to experience this rare phenomenon. Specially designed glasses for safe observation of the Sun […]
Three CRAQ researchers landed an important FRQNT Team research project grant to study black holes
An inter-university team, led by Professor Julie Hlvacek-Larrondo, from Université de Montréal, and Professors Daryl Haggard and Tracy Webb, from McGill University, successfully landed an important FRQNT Team research project grant to study black holes. The “Montréal Black Hole Collaboration” (MBH CoLAB) will use state-of-the-art observational data to pinpoint the physical processes that drive the […]
Scientists Solve the Mystery of Blinking Brown Dwarfs
Dim objects called brown dwarfs, less massive than the Sun but more massive than Jupiter, have powerful winds and clouds — specifically, hot patchy clouds made of iron droplets and silicate dust. Scientists recently realized these giant clouds can move and thicken or thin surprisingly rapidly, in less than an Earth day, but did not […]
The CRAQ welcomes two new professors
The Center for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec (CRAQ) welcomes two new professors in astrophysics. Björn Benneke has joined the Université de Montréal’s astrophysics group in June while Jason Rowe joined the group at Bishop’s University in July. Björn received his Ph.D. from MIT, under the supervision of Professor Sara Seager, a world-leading expert on […]