The 8 Nov. 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse: a live, international event
Next 8 Nov, the Moon will offer us a superb total eclipse. We will bring the show to you live, thanks to an international team. *** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 8 Nov. 2022,...
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Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2022 RM4 close encounter: online observation – 1 Nov. 2022
Next 1 Nov. 2022, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2022 RM4 will have a close, but safe encounter with us, coming at about 2.3 millions of km from the Earth, six times the average lunar distance....
“25 October 2022 Partial Solar Eclipse” – live event, online!
Next 25 Oct. 2022, the Sun will offer us an interesting partial eclipse, also visible from Europe. The Virtual Telescope Project will bring to you the event, showing the eclipse live from Rome, Italy....
DART slams into Dimorphos: online, live observation of the impact – 26 Sept. 2022.
Next 26 Sept. 2022, after a 10-month long journey, the Nasa’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft will reach the climax of its mission. It will impact on Dimorphos, the satellite of asteroid (65803) Didymos,...
Artemis I: a new adventure begins – online observation of the Orion spacecraft on the day it will reach the Moon (21 Nov. 2022).
The launch of Artemis I is much more than us going to the Moon again. It is the beginning of a new era. Because of the historic importance of this event, we decided to...
International Observe the Moon Night 2022: online observation – 1 Oct. 2022
Next 1 Oct. 2022, the International Observe the Moon Night will be back. The Virtual Telescope Project – official supporter/key partner of this Nasa event since 2019 – will offer you the opportunity to...
Saturn 2022, the Ringed Planet at opposition: online observation – 16 Aug. 2022
On 14 Aug. 2022, Saturn, the Ringed Planet, will be at opposition, being visible at its best. We will show it live, online. Saturn is one of the most beautiful gems of the natural...
“Milky Way Deep-Sky Treasures”: on online event for the Milky Way Star Festival – 8 Aug. 2022
Get set to celebrate our home galaxy, the Milky Way! Based on the annual, traditional Tanabata festival held across Japan every summer, Astronomers Without Borders will be holding its own very special online Milky Way...
The 2022 Sturgeon Supermoon: the last Supermoon of the year – online observation (12 Aug. 2022)
Next 12 August, we will have the fourth and last Supermoon of 2022, the Sturgeon full Moon. We will show it live, online, while it sets below the legendary skyline of Rome. Next 12 Aug....
Perseid meteor shower 2022, online observation – 11 Aug. 2022
The Perseid meteor shower is back, ready to put a nice show up there. We will share it live, online: join us from the comfort of your home. Because of the full Moon on...
Mars meets Uranus: a planetary conjunction – live event (02 Aug. 2022)
Next 02 Aug. 2022, the red planet Mars will be in conjunction with Uranus, the first modern planet to be discovered. We will show you it live, online. Such a nice conjunction happens from...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2022 NR very close encounter: online observation – 9 July 2022
Next 10 July 2022, the near-Earth asteroid 2022 NR will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 383000 km from the Earth, marginally closer than the average lunar distance. The...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2022 NF extremely close encounter: a image – 6 July 2022
On 7 July 2022, the near-Earth asteroid 2022 NF will have an extremely close, but safe encounter with our Earth, coming as close as 90.000 km from its center. We shared it live while...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2022 NF extremely close encounter: online observation – 6July 2022
Next 7 July 2022, the near-Earth Asteroid 2022 NF will have an extremely close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 89.000 km from the Earth, 23% of the average lunar distance. The Virtual...
