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Eddie Irizarry

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.

Eddie Irizarry

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.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

Eddie Irizarry

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.

Eddie Irizarry

Kelly Kizer Whitt

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.

Eddie Irizarry

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!

Kelly Kizer Whitt

Eddie Irizarry

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.

Eddie Irizarry

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.

Eddie Irizarry

Deborah Byrd

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.

Eddie Irizarry

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.

Eddie Irizarry

September 7, 2023

200-foot asteroid 2023 DZ2 passed closer than moon

Asteroid 2023 DZ2 safely passed Earth at less than half the distance between the moon and Earth on March 24-25, 2023. More info here.

Eddie Irizarry

March 24, 2023

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Eddie Irizarry

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.