IKI RAS

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The Institute of Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI RAN) operates the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy, which monitors solar activity and issues public alerts on space weather events. The laboratory reports on solar flares, sunspot groups, coronal mass ejections, magnetic storms, and the destruction of comets near the Sun through Telegram channels and press releases. It has documented record-breaking levels of solar activity, including multiple X-class flares and intense geomagnetic disturbances.

Recent coverage

• Sun broke two-year daily solar flare record on July 5 — Вечерняя Москва
• A powerful level G3.33 magnetic storm has begun on Earth — Вечерняя Москва
• Very strong magnetic storm continues on the planet — Фонтанка
• Active region on the Sun has become the second largest in a decade — Москва 24
• X-class solar flare occurs — Фонтанка
• Class X solar flare occurred on the Sun — Москва 24
• Scientists Detect Traces of an Unknown Comet's Death on the Sun — Ведомости
• Scientists: Sun Destroyed an Unknown Comet That Accidentally Came Too Close — Вечерняя Москва
• Destruction of an unknown comet recorded on the Sun — Москва 24
• Largest group of sunspots in 2026 has formed on the Sun — Ведомости
• Largest 2026 Sunspot Group Forms on the Sun — Вечерняя Москва
• IKI RAS: Largest Group of Solar Flares in Months Emerges Toward Earth — Вечерняя Москва
• Two strong solar flares will not affect Earth — Москва 24
• Powerful M-class solar flare detected on the Sun — Вести
• M2.6-class solar flare detected on the Sun — Ведомости
• Powerful M2.6 solar flare occurred on the Sun — Вечерняя Москва
• Work of the 'Spectr-RG' Space Observatory will be extended by five years — Москва 24
• Scientists at RAS Compare Solar Flare Patterns to ECG — Москва 24