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RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Space Research Institute
Russian Academy of Sciences

Space Research Institute
Russian Academy of Sciences

News and Events (in Russian for the time being)

Coma Cluster in X-Rays and Radio

12/16/2022 - 09:16

Research

Astrophysicists from IKI and Ioffe Institute, using the data from SRG/eROSITA space telescope, studied the properties of a shock in Coma cluster of galaxies. The paper summarising their results was accepted for publication in Astronomy&Astrophysics.
High-Energy Astrophysics Today and Tomorrow — 2022

12/14/2022 - 15:53

Save The Date

On 19–22 December 2022 IKI hosts the annual all-Russian conference "High-Energy Astrophysics Today and Tomorrow — 2022 (HEA–2022)".
Eight Exoplanet Candidates Discovered By Russian Robotic Telescope System

12/05/2022 - 12:42

Research

These are the results of the project "Theoretical and experimental studies of extrasolar planetary systems' formation and evolution and parameters of exoplanets", currently under implementation.
IKI Participates In the Step Into The Future International Forum

11/30/2022 - 10:50

Education

International Youth Science Forum "Step Into The Future", dedicated to 135th anniversary of eminent aircraft designer Andrei Tupolev, will be held in March–May 2023. It is one of the most impressive events of the Science and Technology Decade in Russia.
Russian Science Foundation to Support 2017 New Projects Within Starting Grants Program

11/29/2022 - 15:29

Events

Three projects led by IKI researchers are among the winners.
Shock Waves Can Explain Why Solar Wind Is Not That Cold In the Distant Solar System

11/24/2022 - 14:42

Research

IKI researchers suggested the mechanism, which can explain unexpected heating of solar wind at large distances from the Sun. Results of the study, which was supported by Russian Science Foundation, are published in Astronomy& Astrophysics.
Academician Rashid Sunyaev Awarded Max Planck Medal

11/21/2022 - 12:03

Awards

Academician Rashid Sunyaev was awarded the Max Planck Medal, the highest prize in theoretical physics granted by the German Physical Society (DPG), in recognition of “numerous and fundamental contributions to relativistic astrophysics and cosmology.”
Modern Problems of the Earth Remote Sensing - 2022

11/14/2022 - 16:30

Save The Date

On November 14 the 20th international conference "Modern Problems of the Earth Remote Sensing - 2022" started at IKI.
Volcanic Eruption From the Past

11/11/2022 - 10:45

Research

For the first time, the motion dynamics of an eruptive cloud, which formed during the catastrophic eruption of the Sheveluch volcano on November 11, 1964 (Volcanic Explosivity Index 4+), was reconstructed thanks to modern data processing methods and the databases of meteorological data.
Mikhail Pavlinsky ART-XC Telescope Follows Space Weather

11/01/2022 - 16:25

Mission Status

The X-ray telescope onboard Spektr-RG space observatory entered the second year of space weather monitoring in L2 point.

IKI in Media Weekly Digests (in Russian)

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September 26, 2022
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September 19, 2022
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September 12, 2022
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September 5, 2022

Conferences

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