/newsroom/taxonomy/term/11276/all en /newsroom/channels/news/new-insights-seasons-planet-outside-our-solar-system-336430 <p><em>XO-3b, a hot Jupiter on an eccentric orbit. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)</em></p> Thu, 13 Jan 2022 15:41:33 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 283870 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/what-will-be-next-big-things-astronomy-297507 <p>It’s been an exciting time for astronomy lovers in the past few years: the first black hole picture amazed, many exoplanets have been discovered, gravitational waves were observed for the first time.</p> <p>Now, what will be the next big things in astronomy?</p> <p>Astronomers from across Canada will gather in Montreal June 17-20 to discuss emerging topics that could lead to big new advances in the field in the coming decade.</p> Thu, 30 May 2019 17:40:09 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 165972 at /newsroom