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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)

Celebrating the New Space Year!

10/05/2024 - 20:32

Save The Date

On October 1–5, 2024, International conference on space education "Road To Space – 2024" at IKI gathered more than 200 participants, who discussed modern challenges in space education. The meeting was dedicated to the anniversary of Sputnik launch on October 4th and includeы satellite events open to public.
Anisotropic Stellar Wind In the Most Reknown Microquasar In Milky Way

09/23/2024 - 12:25

Research

New model developed by IKI scientists and their colleagues from Ioffe Institute sheds new light on the origin of W50 giant radio nebula, which hides the most reknown X-ray object of our Galaxy – SS433 microquasar.
National Project "Science And Universities": Youth Labs Are Formed

09/09/2024 - 11:19

Events

From its inauguration in 2018 and up to the end in the current year, the program supplied more than 9 000 workplaces for researchers, including 6 000 for young scientists. Two Youth Labs opened at IKI. Further steps will be done within the National Project "Youth and Children".
New Monument To Space Scienticts And Space Science At Academician Keldysh Square in Moscow Announced

09/04/2024 - 19:53

Events

Presentation of the future monument and dedicated exhibition on September 4, 2024 at the Academician Keldysh Square in Moscow.
BTN-M1 Resumes GRBs Monitoring Onboard Russian Segment of the ISS

08/30/2024 - 10:16

Research

On August 8, 2024 BTN-M1 instrument onboad Russian segment of the ISS resumed gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) monitoring together with Russian neutron spectrometer HEND (onboard NASA's Mars Odyssey mission). Just the day after they detected new GRB240809A from hypernova at a distance z ~ 1.5.
Martian Atmosphere Waves

08/20/2024 - 12:49

Research

Using data from ACS spectrometer onboard TGO spacecraft, IKI scientist Ekaterina Starichenko and her colleagues studied gravity waves in Martian atmosphere, from the surface to the 160-km height, and the effect, which seasonal changes and dust storms have upon them. Results were published in the Astronomy&Astrophysics.
Supercomputer Centers Join Together As a New Consortium

08/16/2024 - 08:05

Events

Six special centers for collective use formed a new consortium "Distributed Scientific Supercomputer Infrastructure".
All-Sky Monitor On Its Way To the ISS

08/15/2024 - 10:00

Mission Status

On August 15, 2024 Soyuz-2.1a rocket launcher blasted off the launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome carrying Progress MS-28 cargo spaceship to the International Space Station. Its payload includes All-Sky-Monitor X-ray spectrometer, made at IKI, which will study the X-ray background radiation with unprecedented accuracy. Docking to the ISS is scheduled for August 17, 2024.
Summer Space School 2024 at IKI

08/06/2024 - 13:41

Popular science

On Sunday, August 4th, it was the closing day for the Ninth Summer Space School, which took place at IKI starting on July 27, It is an annual event for everyone interested in space exploration.
Expanding the Universe

07/26/2024 - 20:21

Events

Academician Gennady Krasnikov, president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, visited IKI in praise of the 5th anniversary of Spektr-RG launch.

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