A team of Montreal researchers are preparing to use the an instrument they designed for the James Webb Space Telescope, which will help them analyse the atmospheric composition of planets orbiting around distant stars. This Canadian contribution to the deep-space telescope means scientists from this country will have preferred access to this sophisticated instrument, which will be in high demand.
Organizations: | Canadian Space Agency, NASA, Radio-Canada, and Université de Montréal |
People: | David Lafrenière, Nathalie Ouellette, René Doyon, and Thomas Zurbuchen |
Topics: | Astronomy, Exoplanet, James Webb Space Telescope, and space |