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Asteroid named to honor Puerto Rican scientist

Submitted on 30 January 2018 - 1:11pm

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El Nuevo Día

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By:

Xuaem Tirado Ramos

The International Astronomical Union named an asteroid 33012 Eddie Irizarry, in honor of the Puerto Rican scientist and vicepresident of the Astronomy Society of the Caribbean.

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Two Puerto Ricans selected to be Solar System Ambassadors by NASA/JPL

Submitted on 9 January 2018 - 6:25pm

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El Nuevo Día

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Josué Rodríguez Colón and Erica Correa Félix were recently selected to become “Solar System Ambassadors” to offer talks, workshops, and lead educational activities for the general public and academic institutions in Puerto Rico. Both will receive training by scientists working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA.

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