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Deborah Byrd

Ceres’ bright spots back in view

Dawn spacecraft has reacquired images of Spot 5, the mysterious bright double feature on the dwarf planet Ceres. The bright spots look ... as strange as ever.

Deborah Byrd

April 21, 2015

Special Earth Day video: The Untouched

It showcases the beauty of nature and tries to convey that "we can’t reverse time to travel back to bring back all that we have lost by mistake."

Deborah Byrd

April 21, 2015

Asteroid just missed Earth on Tuesday

It came close. 2015 HD1 passed just 0.2 lunar distances away (45,600 miles or 73,400 km).

Deborah Byrd

April 21, 2015

Celebrate 25 years of Hubble Space Telescope

NASA has a whole slate of cool-looking activities in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, starting on Monday, April 20!

Deborah Byrd

April 19, 2015

A warped, edge-on spiral galaxy

In celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope's 25th anniversary, coming up this week, an image captured by the telescope in 2001.

Deborah Byrd

April 19, 2015

Dawn spacecraft captures Ceres’ sunlit pole

After more than a month orbiting on Ceres' dark side, Dawn has captured enough images to make this animation of the dwarf planet's north pole.

Deborah Byrd

April 18, 2015

Skyglow: Imagine starry nights over cities

What Los Angeles would look like if you could see the night sky wheeling overhead.

Deborah Byrd

April 17, 2015

Sperm whale meets deep-sea vehicle

Encounters between sperm whales and ROVs - remotely operated underwater vehicles - are rare. Watch this video, posted April 14.

Deborah Byrd

April 15, 2015

New Horizons’ first color pic of Pluto

New Horizons spacecraft is now only three months away from its historic sweep through the Pluto-Charon system in mid-July. First image in color!

Deborah Byrd

April 15, 2015

Watch April 16 telecon on MESSENGER’s crash into Mercury

After more than 10 years in space, the spacecraft will collide with Mercury, ending its mission, around late April. NASA telecon scheduled for April 16 at 1 p.m. EDT (17:00 UTC).

Deborah Byrd

Eleanor Imster

April 14, 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.