Publications for 7 April 2026

Russian scientists have discovered a super-bright quasar, one of the brightest in the last 5 billion years
The discovery may lead to a revision of the boundaries of the observable universe

After the Koreans, they switched to the Turks: Russians searching for the perfect Telegram alternative are downloading BiP
The Turkish messenger has taken second place in the App Store by number of installs in Russia

Rovers started working in Moscow hospitals: delivering medicines and tests
Yandex devices are being tested in two medical institutions in the capital

Yandex Holds 70% of the Search Query Market in Russia
There are no other countries in the world where a similar service would outperform Google with free user choice

Magnetic Storms May Return: What's Happening with the Sun and What to Expect on April 7
Geomagnetic activity is associated with a high solar wind speed that exceeds the norm

Be-200 amphibious aircraft manufacturer owes 89 million rubles to Rostec security
"RT-Okhrana" won a lawsuit against TANTK named after Beriev

Molecules in the Crosshairs: AI Predicts Protein Behavior More Accurately
Development by HSE University researchers has significantly improved the accuracy of neural network calculations

MAI's New Aircraft Will Fly 13,000 km Without Landing
Optimized wing geometry will ensure reduced fuel consumption

Catches Even in Space: Max Started Being Used on the ISS
More Than 1000 Messages Sent From Orbit to Earth Via the Service

Russian Instrument for Studying Lunar Dust to Collect Data in 2026
"PmL Detector" has already arrived in China and is awaiting the launch of the "Chang'e-7" mission

New leadership appointed to the manufacturer of Zircon missiles
Alexander Dergachev heads NPO Mashinostroyeniya

Lancet kamikaze drone hits rare naval BEC with machine gun mount
The loitering munition itself finds and destroys maneuvering targets

Now You Can Dig Deeper: Yandex Changes Search
A complex question can easily be turned into a full-fledged discussion with Alice without transitions

The Moon is Getting Further Away: Domestic Space Programs are Shifting by Years
The launch dates of three spacecraft to Earth's natural satellite have been postponed by several years

Plasma electrodeless engine being tested in Russia
Kurchatov Institute is conducting tests of the unit's characteristics in a 1000 cubic meter facility

Belgorod Scientists Create Steel That Doesn't Break Under Load
At BSU, they bypassed the main conflict of metal at the micro level

The aviation industry needs to be given time to manage without Airbus and Boeing
Aviation expert Fyodor Borisov: the issue of increasing capacity cannot be resolved quickly

All tests are behind: "Soyuz-5" is waiting for the launch command from Baikonur
The diameter of the stages has increased: the launch pad had to be redesigned for the spacecraft

Algae for the ISS: Russian development turns carbon dioxide into oxygen
1 m³ of culture created by the Kurchatov Institute processes all the CO₂ of one cosmonaut into clean air

Hackers Get to Cars: Not Only Data is Under Attack Anymore
Digital vulnerabilities are beginning to affect the real operation of equipment

UAC explained why the windows in the MC-21 are larger than those of Boeing and Airbus
When developing the aircraft design, the emphasis was on passenger comfort

Size of Russian Nuclear Power Plant for the Moon Revealed for the First Time
Prototype of the "Selena" power unit will be created in 2032

Completion Dates for Nuclear Rocket Engine Project in Russia Announced
Installation with a long flight life will make it possible to visit other planets

Russia to Search for Traces of Life on the Hottest Planet in Our System: "Venera-D" Mission to Launch in 2036
The main goal of scientists is to discover primitive biomarkers in extreme conditions

Rosatom Tests New MOX Fuel Made from Recycled Plutonium and Uranium
Experimental cassettes with chromium coating loaded into the Balakovo NPP reactor

Economists Explained the Mechanism for Evaluating the Effectiveness of the MC-21-310
Alexey Savelyev: It is necessary to take into account the total cost of the aircraft's life cycle

Russian Railways and TMH Conclude a Three-Year Contract for the Purchase of Electric Trains
Demikhovsky Plant to Supply 110 Cars of EP3D and EP2DM Trains

20 MIKMED-6 Microscopes from the Kalashnikov Concern Delivered to the State University of Education in Moscow
The equipment will enhance the practical training of students in biological and medical fields

X-ray detector for Russian instrument engineering developed in Tomsk
Matrix and microstrip sensors will be useful in medicine, nuclear power and industry

The first development center for domestic cars in the Northwest will be built in St. Petersburg
The engineering hub in Shushary with an area of 18 thousand square meters will unite science and production

Sechenov University developed a set of components for a solution that protects the heart during surgery
All ingredients are of domestic production, and their exact proportions have already been calculated in advance

New terminal in the port of Ust-Luga for 80 billion rubles will start operating in 2026
The complex will specialize in the transshipment of dry fertilizers

Kazakhstan abandoned the construction of CHPs with Russia, chose Singapore and cut costs in half
The cost of work at three facilities was estimated at 117.1 billion rubles

When the situation gets out of control: teachers were given a bot in Max
The service provides quick access to legal assistance and necessary documents

Video cameras helped find teenagers on an electric scooter who hit a pensioner in Moscow
The kicksharing operator fined the violators 100 thousand rubles

AI is already in business: every fourth company in Russia has implemented neural networks in their work
The main barriers are unclear returns, complex integration, and a lack of ready-made solutions

Rescue vessel "Georgy Titov" of project 05361 involved in exercises in the Barents Sea
Sailors will practice using the deep-sea vehicle AS-34

New gas turbine engine plant worth 9 billion rubles opened in Ufa
Deliveries of power plants are scheduled for 2028

Three Hearts of an Atomic Giant: Propulsion Electric Motors of the Icebreaker "Leningrad" Take Their Designated Positions
Each unit weighs 300 tons and delivers 20 megawatts of power

Car of the revived brand Volga spotted on the streets of Nizhny Novgorod
One instance of the new K50 model was caught on camera in the city center

Military Pilot Reveals Cause of An-26 Transport Plane Crash in Crimea
Fighterbomber: The plane began a premature descent and collided with a rock

Rostov Design Bureau "Stapel" completes the RDB 75.02 floating platform project for dredging operations
An excavator with a long boom, a crane, or equipment weighing up to 75 tons can be installed on the deck

Business asks to give users a choice between verification via MAX and SMS
The AKIT believes that the mandatory use of two channels simultaneously will lead to increased costs and complicate access to services

Wildberries launches two more four-star hotels in Turkey
The new hotels will open in May 2026, rooms are already available for booking

Maximum automation: ROS will be unmanned in the early stages
Roscosmos chief Bakanov: We will deploy similar infrastructure on the Moon

Russia Has Less Than 3% of Satellites: Are We Falling Behind Global Orbit?
Dmitry Bakanov: the number of spacecraft launches is growing every year

Two Tu-214s Immediately Departed for Testing with Perm Engines
The planes were spotted over Syktyvkar on April 2nd and 5th


