If there is an asteroid which does not need to have its name introduced to the public, it is the potentially hazardous one (99942) Apophis. This about 300-meters large rock was discovered in 2004...
Comet C/2012 K5 was discovered on 28 May 2012 by the Linear automated survey, New Mexico (USA). It is getting a bit closer to the Earth and will reach a minimum distance of about...
While Christmas is definitely in the air, comet C/2012 K5 is putting a nice show over there. Nothing bright, unfortunately, but something you can still enjoy with a small telescope or image with a...
On this website you will not find any mention to the so called 2012 end of the world other than this post. This because the world is not going to end and if you were disappointed...
The potentially hazardous asteroid (4179) Toutatis is still bright, while on its way back, after the 12 Dec. close encounter with the Earth. The Virtual Telescope was observing it and captured the image above, remotely...
With no doubts, the most famous potentially hazardous asteroid known to date is (99942) Apophis. Discovered in 2004, it showed a very interesting orbit, bringing it very close to our planet. On Apr. 2029,...
The race is over. While I’m writing this, the potentially hazardous asteroid (4179) Toutatis is on its orbit, leaving us after the close encounter it had with the Earth on Dec. 12. It was...
The potentially hazardous asteroid (4179) Toutatis reached its minimum distance from the Earth on Dec. 12, at 6:40 UT. About ten hours later, while still within 7 millions of km from our planet, the Virtual Telescope...
At the Virtual Telescope, we have been constantly following the potentially hazardous asteroid (4179) Toutatis. In the image above, the telescope tracked the asteroid, so stars appears as trails. The video below comes from...
The potentially hazardous asteroid (4179) Toutatis is approaching its minimum distance from the Earth. The Virtual Telescope is monitoring it and captured the image above, where the PlaneWave 17 robotic unit was tracking the...
After the request of several observers, we made available this finding chart to locate the potentially hazardous asteroid (4179) Toutatis. The asteorid is shown at 00:00 UT for several days. Its brightness will be high...
While approaching our planet, the potentially hazardous asteroid (4179) Toutatis is monitored by the Virtual Telescope robotic facility and these image and video come from a good observing session. In the image above, the...
The potentially hazardous asteroid (4179) Toutatis continues its trip around the Sun, bringing it in a few days to a minimum distance of 7 millions of km from our Planet. It is worth to...
*** The Virtual Telescope will offer a FREE online, live observing session, sharing images in real time, as well as the audio comment by its astrophysicists. The online event is scheduled for Dec. 13,...
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