The famous potentially hazardous asteroid (99942) Apophis is on its way to reach the minimum (but very large to be safe) distance of 15 millions of km from us in a few days. The...
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...
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...
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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Our monthly description of the night sky, month after month, is back with a new series. As always, it will be a live broadcast, with Gianluca Masi, from the Virtual Telescope Project. Discover what...
This is a seasonal tour of the Cosmos offered by the Virtual telescope Project. Are you ready to leave for a journey through the wonders of the Autumn skies? If yes, save the date...
The video below shows potentially hazardous asteroid 2012 QG42 as seen during our “last minut call” online event. We managed to use all the images obtained that night. It is a very enjoyable...
After six years of operations, the Virtual Telescope is now a real international “star”. More than 1.500.000 individuals from 200 Countries discovered the Cosmos through our robotic telescope system, guided by professional astronomers devoted...
– Total Lunar Eclipse (7 Sept. 2025)
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