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Deborah Byrd

Coral reefs hit hard by bleaching

"It’s time to shift this conversation to what can be done to conserve these amazing organisms in the face of this unprecedented global bleaching event."

Deborah Byrd

Eleanor Imster

June 28, 2016

Spectacular new images of Jupiter

Just days before the Juno spacecraft's arrival at Jupiter on July 4, astronomers unveiled these VLT images of Jupiter in the infrared.

Deborah Byrd

June 28, 2016

Want to go stargazing?

Where to go stargazing in Georgia, plus a word about a new feature - Best Places to Stargaze, for people around the world - just launched at EarthSky.

Deborah Byrd

June 28, 2016

A new type of ichthyosaur

Don't call it a swimming dinosaur, scientists say. The newly discovered ichthyosaur looks much like a dolphin or shark and swam Earth's seas for millions of years.

Deborah Byrd

June 27, 2016

Mars and star cluster NGC 5897

You need a telescope to see this globular star cluster. But red Mars is easy, still very bright in our sky, up nearly all night.

Deborah Byrd

June 27, 2016

A new dark spot on Neptune

Voyager 2 in 1989 - and Hubble Space Telescope in 1994 - saw similar features. But this dark spot, or vortex, is the first seen on Neptune in the 21st century.

Deborah Byrd

June 26, 2016

Iridescent cloud over Kentucky

Iridescent clouds appear in the same direction as the sun. Rainbow-like colors appear irregularly over the clouds in the form of colored edges, spots and bands.

Deborah Byrd

June 26, 2016

Can we grow food on Mars?

Apparently we can, and you can view details in this video from a talk given at Mars One's recent private event in Amsterdam.

Deborah Byrd

June 25, 2016

Video sweep across Mars’ Marathon Valley

A panoramic view from the Mars rover Opportunity. Wow! This video will take you to another world ...

Deborah Byrd

Eleanor Imster

June 25, 2016

Ophiuchus and Serpent on June evenings

Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer is one constellation that looks to me like what it's supposed to be: a big guy holding a snake.

Deborah Byrd

June 25, 2016

Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd (asteroid 3505 Byrd) helps edit EarthSky.org and is a frequent host of EarthSky videos. Deborah created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named in her honor in 1990, a Public Service Award from the National Science Board in 2003, and the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society in 2020. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.