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Eddie Irizarry

Is the new Comet SWAN disintegrating? Latest updates here

The new Comet SWAN is approaching the sun. But is that causing the ball of ice and dust to disintegrate? Get the latest updates on the comet here.

Eddie Irizarry

April 18, 2025

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.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

Eddie Irizarry

January 22, 2025

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.

Eddie Irizarry

December 20, 2024

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?

Eddie Irizarry

November 30, 2024

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.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

Eddie Irizarry

Deborah Byrd

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!

Eddie Irizarry

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.

Eddie Irizarry

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.

Eddie Irizarry

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.

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

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.