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Deborah Byrd

Powerful earthquakes off Chile’s coast

At least five people killed and 1 million evacuated, after a powerful 8.3-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Chile last night. Tsunami waves and many strong aftershocks followed. Tsunami advisory for California and Hawaii.

Deborah Byrd

September 17, 2015

Video: This year’s El Niño compared to 1997-98

Wow! Check out this visual comparison of the emerging El Niño with the record-breaking El Niño of 1997-98, which created weather extremes around the globe.

Deborah Byrd

September 17, 2015

Ancient theater of Aegira, Greece

Settled in the 3rd millennium BCE, Aegira - or Egira - once was a prosperous and important city of ancient Greece.

Deborah Byrd

September 16, 2015

No nearby advanced civilizations, astronomer says

Following the July announcement of a big new SETI initiative, a Netherlands astronomer says advanced civilizations are rare or absent from the local universe.

Deborah Byrd

September 15, 2015

NASA’s SDO catches a double eclipse

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory sees dozens of Earth eclipses and several lunar transits each year. On September 13, 2015, it saw the two happening at once.

Deborah Byrd

September 15, 2015

Night on Saturn

As on Earth - and the moon and all worlds in our solar system - night on planet Saturn is made by Saturn's own shadow.

Deborah Byrd

September 15, 2015

The Lake of Life

Contemplating our home in the universe from the small island of Mors in Denmark.

Deborah Byrd

September 14, 2015

Awesome week for auroras

Bright auroras reported at high latitudes over both the northern and southern ends of Earth this week.

Deborah Byrd

September 13, 2015

Higher learning

School started this week for many. Here's a photo to celebrate the start of a new school year.

Deborah Byrd

September 11, 2015

Newest Pluto images from New Horizons

New Horizons - which swept near Pluto in July - took a break from sending back images like this. Then this week, NASA released a new batch, and they are amazing!

Deborah Byrd

September 10, 2015

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.