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On 3 June 2026 samples of the lunar matter taken at the far side of the Moon for the first time ever by Chinese Chang'E 6 mission in 2024 were delivered to IKI.

In the end of April and first half of May the final of the 11th International Competition of Scientific and Technological Projects "Big Challenges" took place. IKI RAS scientists evaluated the finalists' projects in the "Space Technologies" category as members of the jury and presented talks on modern space research and exploration.

Astrophysicists analyzed the data from three X-ray observatories to get the most detailed map of Perseus cluster.

IKI scientists together with Geoscan company started the project to build the small space observatory, which will get the images of the Sun.

Dear colleagues, dear friends. We congratulate you on Victory Day of the Great Patriotic War!

Late April 2026 brought drastic cooling to the central part of European Russia. The cyclone 'in charge' for this weather change is seen on the images, processed with the help of VEGA-Science information system, developed at IKI.

XXIII Conference of Young Scientists on Space Research ended at IKI. It has brought together more than 400 young researchers from Russia and other countires, with more than 250 talks in the program.

Today, April 22, the world observes Earth Day — more precisely, International Mother Earth Day, established in 2009 by the UN General Assembly. Last Friday, IKI scientist Danila Gamkov took part in the international ecological patriotic campaign "Garden of Memory". A linden tree alley was planted in Golyanovsky Park in Moscow in honor of cosmonauts who took part in the Great Patriotic War. The action was also dedicated to the 65th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight into space.

Russian scientfic instrument PmL-Ch7 was installed onboard Chang’E 7 lunar lander (CNSA). The launch is planned for summer—autumn 2026.

Among the winners is the project led by IKI researcher.