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Eddie Irizarry

Is super-bright Comet ATLAS G3 disintegrating?

Comet ATLAS G3 might be the brightest comet of 2025. It's wowed Southern Hemisphere viewers. But new reports say it might be starting to disintegrate.

Chinese rocket disintegrates over the Caribbean

On December 19, 2024, a Chinese rocket disintegrated over the Caribbean, and meteor cameras on Puerto Rico captured multiple views of the event.

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?

Comet A3 was the brightest comet in 27 years!

Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was the brightest comet in 27 years, since Hale-Bopp. Did you see it? More on the comet plus images here.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!