asteroid / event / near Earth
Next 27 Jan. 2024, the near-Earth asteroid 2024 BJ will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 354000 km from the Earth, about 92% of the average lunar distance....
Next 14 Dec. 2023, the Geminid meteors will put a great show up there. This year, the Moon will be new, so we have the best, darkest conditions for a memorable experience: join us...
The International Observe the Moon Night is back: are you ready? The Virtual Telescope Project – official supporter/key partner of this Nasa event since 2019 – will share with you the beauty and the...
Next 28 Oct. 2023, the Moon will offer us a beautiful show: a partial eclipse. While not total, it will be nice to see. At Virtual Telescope we will show it live, online, from...
Next 14 Oct., the Sun will amaze us with a wonderful annular eclipse. We will bring the show to you live, thanks to an international team. *** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 14 Oct....
In occasione delle “100 Ore di Astronomia” dell’International Astronomical Union, il Virtual Telescope Project propone in diretta streaming l’osservazione delle meraviglie del cielo di Manciano (GR), il più stellato della penisola, l’ultimo rimasto, oggi...
event / satellite / spacecraft
Nasa’s Osiris-Rex is on its way back, ready to deliver sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth. We will try to show in real-time the spacecraft 12 hours before releasing the precious Sample Return Capsule...
Next 31 Aug., the Supermoon will be back for the third time this year, but with two amazing bonuses: it will be the largest full Moon of 2023 and will be a so-called “Blue...
The Perseid meteor shower is back, ready to put a wonderful show up there. We will share it live, online, at their peak: join us from the comfort of your home. This year, the...
event / satellite / spacecraft
The Indian Chandrayaan-3 Moon-landing mission was just launched successfully and we will try to show it live once in space, a few hours later. Join us from the comfort of your home! The Chandrayaan-3...
Next 1 Aug., we will have the 2nd Supermoon of 2023, the Sturgeon full Moon. We will show it online, while it rises above the legendary skyline of Rome. Next 1 Aug. 2023, the...
Earlier this morning, the large (diameter between 210 and 470 meters) potentially hazardous asteroid 2019 LH5 had a relatively close and obviously safe encounter with the Earth. It came as close as 5.7 million...
asteroid / event / near Earth
We shared live images of the near-Earth asteroid 2023 MU2 while safely coming very close to us. Below one image from last night, a nice animation and the podcast from our live feed. The...
asteroid / event / near Earth
Next 25 June 2023, the near-Earth asteroid 2023 MU2 will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 215000 km from the Earth, about 60% of the average lunar distance....
– Planetary Parade (25 Jan. 2025)
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