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Eddie Irizarry

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

Asteroid will pass Earth safely on February 15-16

A 1/2 mile wide (1 km wide) asteroid will pass Earth safely on February 15 and 16, 2023. Observers with telescopes can spot it. See star charts here.

Eddie Irizarry

February 14, 2023

Green comet passes Aldebaran on February 14 and 15

The green comet - Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF) - will pass near the bright star Aldebaran on February 14 and 15. Find maps and guidance on how to see the pair.

Don Machholz

Eddie Irizarry

February 10, 2023

Comet C/2017 K2 is closest to the sun Dec 19

Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) reaches its closest point to the sun - perihelion - on December 19, 2022. It's now a target for southern skies.

Eddie Irizarry

Kelly Kizer Whitt

December 18, 2022

Watch asteroid 7335 (1989 JA) sweep past today and tomorrow

Large asteroid 7335 (1989 JA) will safely pass our planet on May 27, 2022, coming closer than it will again for the next 200 years.

Eddie Irizarry

May 26, 2022

Watch live as an asteroid safely passes Earth on February 22

Asteroid 1999 VF22 will swing past Earth at a safe distance on February 22, 2022. You can watch the event live via Virtual Telescope.

Eddie Irizarry

February 18, 2022

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.