Moon

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

3 февраля 2026 г. в ИКИ РАН состоялась рабочая встреча с советником посольства Китайской народной республики в России господином Ганем Юном (GAN Yong).

Numerical modeling of the neutron albedo of the Moon and Mars and analysis of experimental data from the Russian instruments HEND, LEND, DAN, and FREND made it possible to study the behavior of the neutron component of the radiation background on the surfaces of these celestial bodies under quiet Sun conditions and during intense solar events. These results are important for assessing radiation risks for future manned space missions.

Anatoly Petrukovich, Director of IKI, discussed the problems of future space exploration at the plenary session 'Next Stop: The Moon and Beyond' on May 8, 2025, during the Global Space Exploration Conference — GLEX-2025, in New Delhi, India.

On April 24, 2025, at the opening of 2025 Space Day of China, the project of the automatic lunar station Chang'E-8 was presented. Its scientific payload includes two instruments to be developed by the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences under the agreements between the Roscosmos State Corporation and the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

Using data gathered by Russian LEND neutron telescope onboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, IKI scientists studied water ice distribution within lunar polar craters Cabeus and Galimov.

Participants of the 15th Moscow Solar System Symposium unanimously supported Russian Academy of Sciences' proposal, envisaging sending two twin spacecraft to the North and South lunar poles within Luna-27 project.

From October 21, more than 150 scientists from Russia and other countries presented their talks on the problems of Mercury, Venus, Mars and Moon studies, as well as giant planets and small bodies, extrasolar planets and astrobiology.