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The birth of astrobiology in Kazakhstan

June 2, 2023.

May 1, 2023 marks the 148th anniversary of the birth of Gavriil Tikhov, the scientist who laid the foundations of astrobiology.

Важно! Перерегистрация АФИФ и изменение наименования.

December 8, 2022.

Дочернее товарищество с ограниченной отвественностью «Астрофизический институт имени В.Г. Фесенкова» уведомляет о том, что в связи со сменой участника и наименования Дочернего товарищества с ограниченной отвествтенностью «Астрофизический институт имени В.Г. Фесенкова», институт прошел перерегистрацию как Товарищество с ограниченной отвественностью «Астрофизический институт имени В.Г. Фесенкова»

“A look into space: what is being studied at the observatory near Almaty?” – an article of the news portal “MIR-24”

November 29, 2022.

Article of the news portal “MIR-24” on the scientific activities of the Tuken Omarov Assy-Turgen Observatory (in Russian)

“Why the stars are getting brighter in our time – the story of an astrophysicist.” Interview of Maxim Krugov to the news portal Kazinform

November 26, 2022.

ALMATY. KAZINFORM - We all know the popular expression "through hardships to the stars." How studies in the circle of telescopic construction led to science, in an interview with a Kazinform correspondent, the leading engineer of the Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute Maxim Krugov. (in Russian)

Recent publication: Signs of Emissions of Alkali Metals Na I, Li I, and K I During First Minutes After DART Probe Crash on Dimorphos

November 22, 2022.

We present the results of the analysis of spectral observations taken a few minutes before, at the time, and in the first minutes after the impact of the DART probe on the asteroid Dimorphos. Our analysis showed signs of Na I, Li I, and K I alkali metal emissions appearing at the time of the impact and for several minutes after it.

The National Virtual Observatory of Kazakhstan joined the International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA)

November 5, 2022.

FAI employees have done a lot of scientific and organizational work within the framework of the project "Creation of a National Virtual Observatory based on robotic telescopes, Big-Data technologies and high-performance computing systems", which allowed Kazakhstan to be elected a member of the International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA). The mission of the alliance is to promote the ...

By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, FAI employee Maxim Krugov was awarded a “Kurmet” Order

October 28, 2022.

On the eve of the Republic Day national holiday, by the Decree of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, a large group of citizens were awarded state awards for their significant contribution to the social, economic and cultural development of the country, strengthening friendship and cooperation between peoples, and active social activities. Among them are prominent representatives of the manufacturing sector, business, ...