Observers in Puerto Rico reported hearing low-frequency sounds as the SpaceX Starship rocket flew past on November 19, 2024. Were they electrophonic sounds?
On August 4, 2024, cameras from the Astronomical Society of the Caribbean caught gigantic jets - a rare type of lightning - off the coast of Puerto Rico.
Eddie Irizarry of the Sociedad de Astronomía del Caribe (Astronomical Society of the Caribbean) has been a NASA Solar System Ambassador since 2004. He loves public outreach and has published multiple astronomy articles for EarthSky, as well as for newspapers in Puerto Rico. He has also offered dozens of conferences related to asteroids and comets at the Arecibo Observatory.
Asteroid 33012EddieIrizarry, a 7.8 km space rock, has been named in his honor.