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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)

Neutron And Gamma-Ray Fluxes From Mercury Measured by MGNS

01/17/2025 - 10:46

Mission Status

January 8, 2025 BepiColombo spacecraft (ESA, JAXA) made its sixth and final Mercury flyby before arriving to Mercury in November 2026. Minimal distance from the planet's surface was 295.6 km. Several instruments of its scientific payload operated during the flyby, and among them was Russian gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer MGNS, made at IKI.
Noctilucent Clouds In The Winter Skies Of Russia

01/16/2025 - 10:54

Research

Noctilucent clouds are typically observed in summer, but in December 2024 these structures were seen in Siberia. IKI scientist Oleg Ugolnikov has studied this rare event. The paper was published on arXiv.org.
Новогоднее поздравление Министра науки и высшего образования РФ Валерия Фалькова

12/31/2024 - 12:00

События

Министр науки и высшего образования РФ Валерий Фальков поздравляет с наступающим Новым годом.
Season's Greetings for New Year 2025

12/31/2024 - 10:00

Events

Our warmest wishes for the upcoming new year 2025!
Anatoly Petrukovich, IKI Director, Shares His Personal Opinion on the Most Significant Space Results of the Year 2024

12/30/2024 - 10:00

Popular science

Dr. Anatoly Petrukovich names IKI's 5+ main results and 5 most interesting events and trends in world space science and exploration.
«Space Visit» at IKI

12/29/2024 - 11:00

Events

On December 25, 2024, delegation of cosmonauts and specialists from Yu. A. Gagarin Research & Test Cosmonaut Training Center visited IKI.
IKI's Instruments Onboard Resurs-P No5

12/28/2024 - 19:10

Events

On December 25, 2024 Resurs-P №5 spacecraft was successfully launched from Baikonur cosmodrome and inserted into the planned orbit.
Study of Ionospheric and Meteorological Anomalies Associated With the Earthquake in Central Asia in January 2024

12/28/2024 - 13:45

Research

IKI scientist and her colleagues used the data gathered by SWARM low-orbit spacecraft (ESA) and MERRA atmospheric reanalyses to investigate the effects caused by major earthquake M7, which occured on January 22, 2024.
The Way Rapidly Moving Neutron Stars are Formed

12/28/2024 - 10:00

Research

Using numerical models, IKI astrophysicists suggested the mechanism underlying the formation of rapidly moving neutron stars.
Aerosols In the Atmospheres of Mars And Venus Studied By Russian Spectrometres

12/27/2024 - 11:30

Research

Scientists use the instruments onboard TGO (ESA/Roscosmos), Mars Express, and Venus Express (ESA) Martian orbiters to study the subtleties of the planet's atmospheric composition.

IKI in Media Weekly Digests (in Russian)

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Conferences

IKI Media Service website (archive, in Russian)