IKI RAS
academic
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.
Events
- Sharp solar activity activation is observed in images received from…
- Lunar eclipse ends 2026 season
- Partial lunar eclipse on 28 August, Moscow misses it
- Plasma cloud from solar flares heads to Earth
- Solar flare triggers geomagnetic storm threat
- Solar flares threaten Earth after unexpected Sun surge
- Solar flares hit Sun in late August
- Weak magnetic storm hits Earth on Aug 18
- For example, designate a lunar area for 'flooding' of old spacecraft…
- Russians observe partial solar eclipse on August 12
Recent coverage
- Solar activity is increasing. To expect storms? — Фонтанка
- Scientists of IKI RAS declared that the Sun is at a very low level of activity — Вечерняя Москва
- Shine! Cosmic weather colored the sky over Leningrad Oblast — Фонтанка
- RAN: The season of eclipses in 2026 will end with almost a total lunar eclipse — Вечерняя Москва
- IKI RAN: on Friday the Moon will go into Earth's shadow — Вести
- Lunar eclipse on August 28 became the last one in 2026 — Москва 24
- Huge moon over St. Petersburg: photos — Бумага
- Moscow residents will not be able to see the lunar eclipse on August 28 — РИАМО
- A cloud of plasma is moving toward Earth after a series of solar flares - SPB Newspaper - Saint Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- IKI RAN: The strongest flare of the current activity surge occurred on the Sun — Вечерняя Москва
- On the Sun strong flares have resumed. Risks of impact on Earth have become one of the highest in recent months... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- On the Sun strong flares have resumed. Risks of impact on Earth have become one of the highest in recent months... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- IKI RAN: Strong flares have resumed on the Sun, potentially threatening Earth — Вечерняя Москва
- The strongest solar flare since early August occurred on the Sun. Its power almost reached the highest class X, reported TASS... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- The strongest August flare occurred on the Sun — Фонтанка
- The strongest August solar flare occurred on the Sun — Вести
- Scientists report sharp increase in number of solar flares — Вести
- Number of solar flares is sharply increasing. Geomagnetic activity on Earth is high — Фонтанка
- Scientists warn of high risk of magnetic storms on August 19 — Вести
- Planetary-scale magnetic storm suddenly began on Earth — РИАМО