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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)

"Space Week" at IKI

10/10/2022 - 11:11

Events

Every year on October 4-10 the World Space Week commemorates the launch of Sputnik and the beginning of space era, which started on October 4, 1957. In 2022 IKI scientists celebrated the the event with Space Science Days, popular lectures, and IKI Doors Open Day.
Asteroid Turns Into Comet

09/28/2022 - 17:28

Research

At night of September 26–27 RTT-150 optical telescope in Turkey observed asteroid Didymos and its smaller counterpart Dimorphos during the impact of DART mission (NASA). RTT-150 1.5-meter telescope is part of ground-based facilities in support of Spektr-RG project.
The Polytechnik Museum and Russian Science Foundation Open Exhibition "The Basement For the Future"

09/16/2022 - 11:29

Popular science

Professor Sergey Bartalev, the head of the laboratory at IKI and the leader of the project "Space science observatory of carbon in Russian forests" is one of the heroes of the exhibition.
Albert A. Galeev (1940–2022)

09/14/2022 - 10:28

In Memoriam

It is with deep sadness we pass on the news that Academician Dr. Albert A. Galeev, the director of IKI in 1988–2002, passed away on September 12, 2022.
Martian Trio is 35!

09/12/2022 - 10:09

Save The Date

Year 2022 is a joint anniversary for HEND, FREND, and DAN instruments, which, taken together, have been studying Mars from its orbit and on its surface for 35 years. Having gathered tremendous amount of data about water on the planet, they are still operating and refining our knowledge of the past and present of Mars. On September, 13, IKI is hosting an open online workshop devoted to Martian Trio and Mars.
A GRB-to-be did not appear in X-rays

09/07/2022 - 09:54

Research

Sometimes the fact that one did not see something makes a difference. A recent paper published by Spektr-RG science team describes a gamma-ray burst (GRB), which Spektr-RG instruments had not observed, however strange it may seem,..
X-Ray Unicorn Brighter in Summer

09/02/2022 - 17:16

Research

On September, 1, an Astronomy Telegram from Mikhail Pavlinsky ART-XC team announced a discovery of an optical counterpart of a bright X-ray pulsar — a transient star V520 in constellation Monoceros, which is Unicorn in Greek.
Student's Tour to IKI

08/17/2022 - 13:59

Events

Students from Youth MediaCenter at Ministry of Science and Higher Education visited IKI to learn about X-ray Mikhail Pavlinsky ART-XC telescope and Spektr-RG space observatory.
Journey to the IX Century Made Possible With Space Technologies

08/11/2022 - 14:46

Research

Is it possible to see the IX century miniature under the painting of XIV century? Is it possible to read an early medieval text, which had been erased and covered with new lines? Thanks to the collaborative work of IKI and State Historical Museum, the answer is: 'Yes".
A decade on Mars with fifteen million neutron pulses

08/09/2022 - 11:35

Mission Status

On August 9, 2022, DAN neutron experiment onboard NASA's Curiosity rover marks 10th anniversary of operation.

IKI in Media Weekly Digests (in Russian)

13.12.2021 — 20.12.2021

December 20, 2021

Conferences

IKI Media Service website (archive, in Russian)