Departments

The research conducted at the Institute covers a wide range of topics; from the immediate environs of the Earth to distant galaxies and black holes in their cores. The research activities are carried out in four scientific departments.

Solar physics department

Solar physics department studies various solar activity phenomena, particularly solar atmosphere and flares.

Stellar physics department

Stellar physics department studies stellar objects in various phases of evolution and exoplanets in the universe over a broad range of electromagnetic spectrum wavelengths.

Interplanetary matter department

Interplanetary matter department studies asteroids, comets, small meteoritic bodies and their interactions with the Earth's atmosphere.

Galaxies and planetary systems department

Galaxies and planetary systems department studies dynamics of the natural bodies of the solar system, structure and evolution of galaxies and processes in the interstelar environment.