Dates, science, and facts about the biggest astronomical transition of the year The next equinox arrives on March 20, 2026! In the Northern Hemisphere,…

Astronomers capture the birth of a highly magnetized neutron star, confirming the link to the brightest supernovae For the first time, astronomers…

Microbes break survival records in conditions of extreme aridity Astrobiologists have made a crucial discovery that could reshape our approach to…

Space and 3D Technologies On February 24 and 25, the "Quantorium" Children's Technopark (Magnitogorsk) hosted in-person training camps on virtual…

Astronomers capture a "failed supernova" in the Andromeda galaxy Scientists have captured the clearest evidence yet of a massive star collapsing…

James Webb Telescope maps the ice giant's ionosphere in 3D for the first time For the first time, an international team of astronomers has mapped…

Lunar New Year 2026 Orbital Mechanics and Rare Eclipses In 2026, the Lunar New Year begins on February 17. From a scientific perspective, this…

Blood Moon 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3 March 2026 brings the only total lunar eclipse of the year. This is a rare chance to witness Earth's…

Six-Planet Alignment February 28, 2026: A Rare Evening Parade Get ready for a spectacular celestial show: six planets will gather in a single area…

C/2026 A1 (MAPS) The Greatest Celestial Show of 2026? Astronomers have discovered a new comet that promises to be one of the brightest objects…

Astronomers analyzing data from the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered the fastest-spinning asteroid with a diameter over half a kilometer…

This time, we were delighted to welcome students from the Moscow Ski & Snowboard Academy During the tour, we introduced the young athletes to the daily…

The Sergey Aleksandrovich Kolobov Observatory has once again welcomed guests — students from the V.V. Sherstnev Academic Lyceum. We gave them a tour,…

An extensive article dedicated to the work of our observatory has been published on the South Ural State University website. The main topic is the…

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has confirmed the source of the powerful gamma-ray burst GRB 250314A. It was identified as the explosion of a massive…

November 24, 2025 The Sergey Aleksandrovich Kolobov Observatory welcomed guests — students and professors from the Physics Department of the Institute…

A non-periodic comet, first spotted in May 2025. While moving away from the Sun in November 2025, the comet disintegrated into several fragments, and…

Comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) is an interstellar comet discovered on July 1, 2025, by the ATLAS station. The comet is moving on a hyperbolic trajectory not…

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) is a long-period and dynamically old comet that has arrived from the distant outskirts of the Solar System. This image was captured…

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is a non-periodic comet with an orbital period of approximately 1,350 years. Its perihelion occurred in the latter half of the…