On Wednesday Russia launched a robotic spacecraft to one of Mars moons, Phobos, but it failed to reach a flying orbit after separation from the launch vehicle.

On Friday, the unique Mars-500 experiment for simulating a manned flight to Mars has been successfully completed.

In 2012-2013 the Russian State will fund the building of a Moscow State University observatory in the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia. The expenses are expected to amount to $42mln.

A delegation of Spanish scientists have paid a visit to the Kurchatovsky Institute to discuss plans for future collaboration.