An international team of astrophysicists that includes a researcher from Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute has solved the mystery of the powerful outburst in CTA-102 blazar observed in December, 2016. The results are published in the journal Nature.

On 4th of December we have a seminar "Cosmic gamma ray bursts, what's new: GRB 160625B - most luminous, GRB 170817A - first GRB associated with binary neutron star merger". The talk will be given by Pozanenko A.S., the head of the laboratory at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

For the first time a merger of two neutron stars was registered in two independent channels - via gravitational waves and in electromagnetic spectra. Our institute also took part in observing this grandiose event in optic.

On July 27, 2017 a media tour to Assy-Turgen observatory was organized, with more than 30 journalists participating. The tour aimed at acquainting the public with the observatory and its telescopes, including AZT-20, the largest telescope in Kazakhstan that was recently put into operation.

The National Center for Space Research and Technologies informs about conducting the 5th Fesenkov readings "Space Science in Kazakhstan: Current Status and Prospects", to be held during the International Forum "Kazakhstan's Way to Space: Realities and Prospects-2017" in Astana, October 12-13, 2017.

After 25 years of conservation AZT-20, the largest telescope in Kazakhstan, has undergone reconstruction and is put into operation. The telescope is fully robotized and equipped with the state-of-the-art light detectors.

In this release of "Discovering Kazakhstan", Dennis Keen aquatints the audience with Kamenskoe Plauteau and Tian-Shan observatories. Originally filmed in English.