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Eddie Irizarry
Observers’ report: SpaceX Starship and electrophonic sounds
Observers in Puerto Rico reported hearing low-frequency sounds as the SpaceX Starship rocket flew past on November 19, 2024. Were they electrophonic sounds?
November 30, 2024
Comet A3 is the brightest comet in 27 years! Don’t miss it
Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is now in the evening sky! Look west after sunset. Get tips and star charts here. If you capture an image, submit it to EarthSky!
October 18, 2024
Comet A3 has an anti-tail! Can you see it?
Comet A3 and Earth have passed their closest point. But, early this week, we're crossing the plane of the comet's orbit. Some are seeing an anti-tail!
October 14, 2024
Gigantic jets – a rare type of lightning – caught on video
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.
August 7, 2024
Comet 13P/Olbers will be closest to Earth today
Comet 13P/Olbers is making its closest approach to Earth today, July 20, 2024. Want to see it for yourself? Check out the finder maps here.
July 20, 2024
See NASA images of the 2 large asteroids that passed Earth
When 2 large asteroids passed our planet in late June, NASA captured images of these near-Earth space rocks. And 1 was hiding a tiny moon.
July 4, 2024
Large asteroid safely passed Earth: See pic here!
Check out the image of the large asteroid 2013 NK4 - which is about 2,000 feet (610 meters) wide - that safely passed Earth on April 15, 2024.
April 15, 2024
Comet Nishimura and the Sigma-Hydrid meteors
Comet Nishimura may be the parent comet to the Signma-Hydrid meteor shower, which peaks December 9-12. The comet made a splash in astrophotos!
December 9, 2023
Eyewitnesses saw fiery Starship reentry over Caribbean
After Starship launched on November 18, 2023, the spaceship self-destructed. Witnesses around Puerto Rico saw what they believe to be its fiery reentry.
November 22, 2023
Lost tool bag from spacewalk caught on video
NASA astronauts accidentally lost a tool bag during a spacewalk on November 2. Now, observers on the ground have caught the tool bag on video. See it here.
November 14, 2023
