/research/taxonomy/term/689/all en /research/channels/news/mcgill-receives-funding-canadian-space-agency-exoplanet-studies-using-james-webb-space-telescope-357237 <p><i>Â鶹AV researcher to leverage prodigious capacity of the telescope for studies on a failed star and a hot Neptune-like exoplanet, both with unique stellar characteristics </i></p> <p>Â鶹AV announced today it has received funding from the Canadian Space Agency for two separate projects dedicated to the study of exoplanets, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The projects are slated for completion by June 2025. Both studies will be led by Professor Nicolas Cowan.</p> <p><b>Brown dwarves: failed stars</b></p> Mon, 13 May 2024 16:15:00 +0000 junji.nishihata@mcgill.ca 5357 at /research