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Deborah Byrd

Success! Mystery star to be monitored

Astronomers have raised $100,000 via Kickstarter to observe KIC 8462852, or Tabby’s Star, sometimes called the most mysterious star in the universe.

Deborah Byrd

June 17, 2016

Phytoplankton bloom in the North Sea

Ocean phytoplankton are too small to see individually, but a large phytoplankton bloom can be seen from space as a colored patch on the sea surface.

Deborah Byrd

June 17, 2016

Patterns in Mars’ seasonal dust storms

Dust lofted by Martian winds links directly to temperatures in Mars' atmosphere. The temps are key to finding the patterns of the storms.

Deborah Byrd

June 14, 2016

See Death Valley’s 2016 superbloom

A wonderful video from SkyGlowProject.com that'll let you experience the 2016 superbloom of wildflowers in Death Valley National Park.

Deborah Byrd

June 14, 2016

Unsung

A log in northern Norway with a story to tell, if only it could ...

Deborah Byrd

June 14, 2016

See it! Moon and Jupiter this weekend

Thanks to our friends in the EarthSky community, who posted or submitted these wonderful photos of the moon and Jupiter!

Deborah Byrd

June 12, 2016

Peering beneath Jupiter’s clouds, via radio

Astronomers used the Very Large Array in New Mexico to create a new radio map of Jupiter, revealing what lies deep below Jupiter's cloudtops.

Deborah Byrd

June 10, 2016

M5.2 earthquake shakes California

There were no immediate reports of damage from the moderate earthquake that shook southern California residents awake early Friday morning.

Deborah Byrd

June 10, 2016

Universe’s first life on diamond planets?

Astronomers propose a search for a theoretical kind of planet known as carbon planets, aka diamond planets. They say such planets might have been habitable.

Deborah Byrd

June 9, 2016

Watch the Webb get its instruments

This new space telescope is expected to revolutionize our view of the cosmos, much as its predecessor the Hubble Space Telescope did.

Deborah Byrd

June 9, 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.