José María Madiedo
José María Madiedo is a prominent astrophysicist associated with the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía. He is known for his work on the SMART project, which monitors the skies and studies meteor impacts on Earth. Recently, he was in the news for his role in analyzing a bright fireball that was observed over central and eastern Spain, which originated from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle and entered the atmosphere at a staggering speed of approximately 217,000 kilometers per hour.
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Recent news mentions
Astrophysicist Jose Maria Madiedo confirmed that the object that flew over southeastern Spain and the Balearic Islands was a fireball, part of an asteroid that completely disintegrated in Earth's atmosphere.
"Veštačka" vatrena kugla obasjala nebo iznad Španije, sjajni trag presekao tamu (video)
Serbia· 2025-08-14
José María Madiedo is the responsible researcher for the Project Smart at the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalucía.
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Guatemala· 2025-08-12
José María Madiedo is the lead researcher of the SMART Project at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía.
Una bola de fuego fue captada en los cielos de España
Honduras· 2025-08-10