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Eddie Irizarry

Asteroid buzzed Earth this weekend, hours after discovery

Discovered on Saturday, closest just hours later, this small asteroid came closer to Earth than weather and television satellites orbit.

Eddie Irizarry

November 15, 2015

Update: 2015 TB145 likely a dead comet

Last week heralded as largest known asteroid to pass Earth until 2027. Swept within 1.3 times the moon's distance on October 31. Now thought to be a comet!

Eddie Irizarry

October 31, 2015

Seeing the star with nearest rocky planet

How you can see the star HD219134, announced last week to have the nearest rocky exoplanet. Plus ... the star's proper motion, captured by an amateur astronomer.

Eddie Irizarry

August 3, 2015

Asteroid passes by Earth on May 14

But, contrary to some media reports, asteroid 1999 FN53 will not "skim" our planet.

Eddie Irizarry

May 14, 2015

Doomed Russian spacecraft burns up over Pacific

Roscosmos said the craft "ceased to exist" over the Pacific. The final time of reentry is 9:20 p.m. CDT (02:20 UTC), with an accuracy of plus or minus 1 minute.

Eddie Irizarry

Deborah Byrd

May 8, 2015

Big asteroid swept close on January 26

Asteroid 2004 BL86 came closer than any known asteroid this large until 2027. Information and photos of the asteroid, plus links to more.

Eddie Irizarry

Deborah Byrd

January 26, 2015

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.