See the Moon meeting Venus, plus Jupiter and the Beehive Cluster meeting in the night sky live, from your home. After their splendid conjunction just one week ago, Venus Venus and Jupiter, now gradually...

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The “Blue Micromoon” is coming, the second full Moon of the month and the smallest of the year. The Virtual Telescope Project will broadcast the event live from Manciano, Italy, also featuring archival images...

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In the summer of 1969, humanity looked upward and outward at the exact same moment. First came Apollo 11 Moon Landing, when Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface and transformed science fiction into reality. Then, only weeks later, nearly half a million young people descended onto a muddy farm in Bethel, New York for […]

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The Virtual Telescope Project has imaged the Orion spacecraft “Integrity” of ARTEMIS II, carrying the first crew en route to the Moon in 53 years, near its maximum, record setting distance from Earth. Incredible,...

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Next 19 April 2026, the Moon will occult the Pleiades, offering a marvelous show. The Virtual Telescope Project will offer you the amazing opportunity to admire the event live, online, from the comfort of...

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