Bulgarian technology measures radiation on the International Space Station

The Liulin-SET instrument, developed at the Space Research and Technology Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (SRTI – BAS) will fly into space on 19 February. The head of the team that developed the instrument is Prof. Tsvetan Dachev. Members are the scientists Assoc. Prof. Mityo Mitev, Sen. Asst. Prof. Borislav Tomov, Sen. Asst. Prof. Yuri Matviychuk and Eng. Plamen Dimitrov from the Solar Terrestrial Physics Department. This is the 23rd instrument, developed in the department that will work in space. […]

2022-02-18T10:23:53+02:00Wednesday, 16 February 2022|Categories: Astronomy, Space Research and Technologies, Selected|Tags: |
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IA’s Scientific achievement of 2021 is the study of a comet – the Solar system’s oldest interstellar visitor

Source: ЕSO, O. Hainaut The Institute of Astronomy with National Astronomical Observatory-BAS (IA with NAO) has named the results of the observations of comet 2I/Borisov, also known as C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), scientific achievement of 2021. They were conducted by an international team of scientists with the participation of IA researcher Assoc. Prof. Dr. Galin Borisov . Comet 2I/Borisov was discovered on 30 August 2019 by astronomer Gennady Borisov at the MARGO Observatory, Crimea, and is believed to be the most authentically preserved cosmic object - a sojourner in our solar system, second only to the asteroid 1I/'Oumuamua. The team of astronomers led by Dr. Stefano Bagnulo from the Armagh Observatory, Assoc. Borisov and their colleagues from France, Italy, Spain, the UK and the [...]

2022-02-02T15:54:55+02:00Friday, 28 January 2022|Categories: Astronomy, Space Research and Technologies, Selected|
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Bulgaria is ready for full membership in the European Space Agency

A round table on 22 October 2021 marked the end of the Seventeenth International Scientific Conference “Space-Ecology-Safety SES 2021” at the Space Research and Technology Institute (SRTI) of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS). […]

2021-11-01T09:43:25+02:00Monday, 25 October 2021|Categories: Astronomy, Space Research and Technologies|Tags: |
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Scientific Forum Seventeenth International Scientific Conference “Space-Ecology-Safety SES 2021”

Sofia, 20-22 October 2021 The Seventeenth International Scientific Conference "Space-Ecology-Safety SES 2021", dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the first human space flight and the 40th anniversary of the scientific programme for the satellites "Bulgaria 1300", was held at the Space Research and Technology Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (SRTI-BAS). Honorary Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Conference was the President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, and chairman was Corr. Mem. Prof. Peter Getsov. In the Scientific Programme Committee, there were also representatives of Russia, France, Greece, Czech Republic, Italy, England, Netherlands, Egypt and Poland. The conference was also supported by the Bulgarian National Science Fund. Head of State Rumen Radev welcomed the organizers, participants and guests [...]

2021-11-01T09:25:18+02:00Monday, 25 October 2021|Categories: Astronomy, Space Research and Technologies|Tags: |
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40 years of National Astronomical Observatory Rozhen

The Institute of Astronomy of BAS celebrated the 40th anniversary of the National Astronomical Observatory Rozhen with a solemn assembly. The director of the Institute, Prof. Evgeni Semkov, presented the most significant achievements of the scientists over the years and the future projects on which the researchers will work. […]

2021-10-21T09:50:17+03:00Monday, 18 October 2021|Categories: Astronomy, Space Research and Technologies|
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Hello, Space! Bulgaria calling

Scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences took part in the one-day scientific forum "Hello, Space! Bulgaria Calling" which took place on 26 July in Sofia Tech Park. The event culminated in a videoconference with the International Space Station, coordinated by NASA. Pupils from all over the country took part in a competition on most interesting questions for the astronauts from the space station. The initiative was held owing to the joint cooperation of the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria and the National STEM/Space Cluster, with the support of NASA and the US Embassy in Sofia. The aim of the project "Hello, Space! Bulgaria Calling" is to spark the imagination of children, inspiring them to look beyond the Earth's orbit to the Moon, Venus, Mars, as [...]

2021-07-30T09:59:12+03:00Tuesday, 27 July 2021|Categories: Astronomy, Space Research and Technologies|
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