The leaders of the famed Rosetta program will present their operational highlights during a special “highlight lecture” at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Jerusalem October 12-16th. ( Read more... )

On August 11 at 11 a.m., in the Round Hall we have a seminar by Dr. Mirhusen Narziev from Astrophysical Institute at Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan. He will give a talk: “Research on physical and kinematic characteristics of meteoroids via combined optical and radar observations”. Everyone interested is welcome to attend.

On July 28 at 11 a.m., in the Round Hall we have a seminar by Eduard Mychelkin who will talk about his report at 14th Marcel Grossmann Meeting held in Rome. The topic of the report is related to the cosmological neutrino background. Everyone who is interested in the topic is welcome to attend.

On July 21 at 11 a.m. in the Round Hall we have a seminar by Dr. Denis Yurin entitled “A new iterative method for constructing eqilibrium N-body systems”. The topic discusses the problem of creating initial conditions for controlled numerical experiments (see arXiv:1402.1623). Everyone interested in the topic is welcome to the seminar.

There is a seminar by PhD student Yerbol Khassen entitled “Ground-based high-energy astrophysics” on July 14th at 11 am. The topics to be covered are: – The results and perspectives in ground-based high-energy astrophysics; – Review of the observations using VERITAS telescopes at Arisona; – Methods of gamma-radiation detection; – Technologies of data processing; –

Alexander Vladimirovich Didenko – a wonderful person and a remarkable scientist, - passed away on May, 26 2015.

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