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Eddie Irizarry
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
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS may be disintegrating
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, which had a chance to be a bright comet in September and October, may be disintegrating. See finder maps here.
July 10, 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
Seeing sunspots during the solar eclipse on October 14
If you're using safe filters during the annular or partial solar eclipse on October 14, 2023, look for sunspots around the disk of the dark moon.
October 12, 2023
Starlink satellite disintegrates over the Caribbean
Watch as a Starlink satellite disintegrates on video over the Caribbean on September 6, 2023. See 3 angles of the satellite burning up here.
September 7, 2023
