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....
Next 3 July, we will have the first Supermoon of 2023, the Buck full Moon. We will show it online, while it rises above the legendary skyline of Rome. Next 3 July 2023, the...
Next 12 June 2023, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (488453) 1994 XD will have a relatively close and obviously safe fly-by with our planet, coming as close as 3.1 millions of km, about 8 times the...
We imaged again the potentially hazardous asteroid (488453) 1994 XD, while waiting for its relatively close and obviously safe encounter with the Earth, next 12 June. It will come as close as 3.1 millions of km,...
conjunction / event / planets / star clusters
Next 13 June 2023 Venus, the brightest planet, will shine perfectly aligned with the famous Messier 44 open star cluster, also known as the Beehive (and Praesepe). We will share this beautiful vision with...
We imaged the potentially hazardous asteroid (488453) 1994 XD again, while waiting for its relatively close and obviously safe encounter with the Earth, next 12 June. It will come as close as 3.1 millions...
conjunction / event / open cluster / planets
Next 2 June 2023 Mars, the Red Planet, will shine perfectly aligned with the famous Messier 44 open star cluster, also known as the Beehive (and Praesepe). We will share this beautiful vision with...
Supernova SN 2023ixf is one of the brightest and closest ones seen in the last decade. Join our live feed to see this cosmic firework and its stunning host galaxy Messier 101 in real-time....
asteroid / comets / constellations / event / galaxy / globular cluster / Stars
Join our online cosmic cruise and discover the night sky with us. Every month, we will explore the night sky, sharing the view of our powerful, robotic telescopes live. What is up in the...
Next 5 May 2023, the Flower Moon will offer us a penumbral eclipse. While not very spectacular, it will be a nice natural show to see. At Virtual Telescope we will share it live,...
– The Beaver Supermoon 2025 (5 Nov. 2025)
– Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (17 Nov. 2025)
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