The 7 Sept. 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse: online observation – 7 Sept. 2025
Next 7 Sept., the Moon will offer us a superb show: a total eclipse. We will bring it to the world, sharing it in real-time: join us from the comfort of your home! ***...
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Perseid meteor shower 2025, online observation – 12 Aug. 2025
The Perseid meteors are back and we will share them live, online, around their peak: join us from the comfort of your home. At Virtual Telescope we will broadcast the meteor shower live, online,...
The Mars-Regulus conjunction: online observation – 17 June 2025
On 17 June 2025 planet Mars and the bright star Regulus will have a close conjunction, offering a stunning show because of the elegant colors, red and blue, of the objects involved. We will...
The Strawberry full Moon 2025: online observation – 11 June 2025
The Strawberry Full Moon is coming next 11 June 2025: we will share it live with the world, thanks to our robotic telescopes. At the Virtual Telescope Project, we will share with the world the...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (424482) 2008 DG5 close encounter: online observation – 5 June 2025
Next 5 June, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (424482) 2008 DG5 will have a close, but safe close encounter with our planet, coming as close as 3.5 million of kilometers, 9 times the average lunar...
Kosmos 482 re-entry: online observation of the last orbits – 10 May 2025
The Kosmos 482 Venus Descent Craft is ready to reenter. This is expected to happen around May 10, we will try to observe and share the probe live. On 10 May, at 03:00 UTC,...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (612356) 2002 JX8 close encounter: online observation – 8 May 2025
Next 9 May, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (612356) 2002 JX8 will have a close, but safe close encounter with our planet, coming as close as 4.2 million of kilometers, 10.9 times the average lunar...
Micromoon 2025, the farthest, smallest and faintest full Moon of the year: online observation – 13 Apr. 2025
The 13 April 2025 Pink Moon will be the farthest, hence the smallest full Moon of the year, as it happens close to the lunar apogee, that is at the maximum distance from the Earth....
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2025 BC10 close encounter: online observation – 5 Apr. 2025
On 5 April, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2025 BC10 will have a close, but safe encounter with our planet, coming as close as 3.7 million of kilometers, 9.6X the average lunar distance (source: JPL/Nasa)....
Online Messier Marathon, 11st edition – 30 Mar. 2025.
After several years, after relocating our facility under a wonderful dark sky, we are proud to run again the Online Messier Marathon. We invented it in 2009, for the International Year of Astronomy, now...
The 14 Mar. 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse: a live, international event
Next 14 Mar., the Moon will put on the stunning show of the total eclipse. We will bring the show to you live, thanks to an international team. *** Join it LIVE here! *** Next...
Grand Tour through the Solar System: see all the planets plus the Moon at a glance – 28 Feb. 2025
On 28 Feb. 2025, we will have the opportunity to see all the seven planets of our Solar System at a glance, plus the Moon. We will show all of them live: join us...
Moon-Mars conjunction: online observation – 9 Feb. 2025
On 9 Feb. 2025, the Moon and the bright planet Mars will shine in the same spot of the sky, within half-a-degree. We will show the show live, online: join us from the comfort...
The Jan. 2025 Planetary Parade: images and podcast
We are pleased to share some images of the ongoing planetary parade, with six planets visibile at a glance, taken from our robotic facility in Italy. We also provide the podcast of our live...
