Around Jan. 25, we will see six planets of seven at a glance: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will be above the horizon all together. We will show all of them live:...
Here it is the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 UD26, going to have a relatively close, but obviously safe encounter with the Earth next 16 February, coming as close as 6.4 millions of km from...
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On 8 Jan., the near-Earth asteroid (887) Alinda will have a relatively close (and obviously safe) close encounter with our planet, coming as close as 12.3 million of kilometers, 32X the average lunar distance...
We observed supernova SN 2024advj in the spiral galaxy UGC 604, see our image below. The image above comes from the average of 5, 300-second, unguided exposures, unfiltered, remotely taken with the (PlaneWave 17″...
We spotted supernova SN 2024aeee in the truly elegant, barred spiral galaxy NGC 2523, see our image below. The image above comes from the average of 4, 300-second, unguided exposures, unfiltered, remotely taken with...
We imaged supernova SN 2024abfl in the beautiful barred spiral galaxy NGC 2146 and we share our picture below. The image above comes from the average of 5, 300-second, unguided exposures, unfiltered, remotely taken...
We observed the rare occultation of Saturn by the Moon, covering the whole event. Here it is an image summarizing our experience. The image above comes from the combination of several exposures, remotely taken...
On 3 Jan. 2025, the Moon had a wonderful conjunction with Venus: the two brightest objects of the night sky were shining within a couple of degrees, offering a breathtaking view. The image above...
Mars, the legendary Red Planet, is back, right now showing at its best and brightest. The Virtual Telescope Project will show it live: join us online, from the comfort of your home! Next 12...
On 2 Jan. 2025, the just discovered near-Earth Asteroid 2025 AC is making a very close, but safe encounter with the Earth, bringing it as close as 140.000 km from the Earth, 36% of...
On 30 Dec. 2024, the just discovered near-Earth Asteroid 2024 YW8 is making an extremely close, but safe encounter with the Earth, bringing it as close as 28.000 km from the Earth, 7% of...
We imaged the near-Earth Asteroid 2024 YJ7 a few hours before its very close, but safe encounter with the Earth, bringing it as close as 321.000 km from us, 83% of the average lunar...
We imaged the near-Earth Asteroid 2024 YN7, confirming it at the discovery time, around its very close, but safe encounter with the Earth on 30 Dec., when it came as close as 157.000 km...
We captured the supernova SN 2023ixf in the stunning Messier 101 spiral galaxy again, more than 19 months after its explosion, spotting it very faint The image above comes from the average of 12,...
– Asteroid Day 2025, 10th Anniversary (30 June 2025)
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