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Deborah Byrd

See it! All 5 bright planets at once

Best photos from the EarthSky community of the 5 bright planets now visible at once in the sky before dawn. Thanks to all who posted!

Deborah Byrd

Eleanor Imster

February 5, 2016

Violent, head-on crash created moon

On this episode of EarthSky News, an update on the idea that the early Earth collided with a Mars-sized proto-planet to make the moon. That and more. Join us.

Deborah Byrd

February 4, 2016

Darn. No caverns on Rosetta’s comet

Low density of comets suggested there might be huge empty caves honeycombed throughout their interiors. Maybe true for some, but not so for Rosetta's comet.

Deborah Byrd

February 4, 2016

Saturn ring density is an illusion

The most opaque parts of Saturn's rings - the parts that look most dense - don't always contain more material. Another great Saturn mystery!

Deborah Byrd

Eleanor Imster

February 3, 2016

Wow! Nacreous clouds over UK this week

Nacreous clouds - also called mother-of-pearl clouds - are putting on a show in the UK this week. Check out these photos from the EarthSky community.

Deborah Byrd

February 3, 2016

Cassini’s plunge through Saturn’s rings

Cassini spacecraft prepares to plunge between Saturn's rings and the planet. Plus ... learn to see Saturn. Mars Curiosity rover's newest self-portrait. And more.

Deborah Byrd

February 1, 2016

ISS and planets over New Mexico

"Excited to see there'd be a high, long ISS pass over the 5 planets. In the end I could only see 4 planets, due to the cloud cover, but still very happy with the shot."

Deborah Byrd

January 30, 2016

Mars will be awesome in 2016

All the news you can fit into outer space LIVE on Slooh.com Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. ET (1530 UTC). Or watch right here!

Deborah Byrd

January 28, 2016

Greatest-ever debris flow video

It starts slowly, but then ... whoa!

Deborah Byrd

January 27, 2016

Dark matter linked to galaxy clusters’ internal structure

It's the first definitive detection of a property other than mass that's been linked to the invisible dark matter making up 27 percent of our universe.

Deborah Byrd

January 27, 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.