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Deborah Byrd

Earth-directed solar X-flare March 11

The sun has been relatively quiet, and this is the first X-flare of 2015. It caused a brief radio blackout at some frequencies. Possible aurora alert ahead.

Deborah Byrd

March 11, 2015

Video: Dance of the Northern Lights

A quiet night for auroras at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada - located at at 58° North, under the auroral oval - is a spectacular auroral display for most of us.

Deborah Byrd

March 10, 2015

Saturn, Antares and the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex

A bright star, a planet, various kinds of nebulae in space, and a word about the birth and death of stars.

Deborah Byrd

March 10, 2015

Dusty galaxy in the early universe

A very early galaxy containing what astronomers call "dust" - elements such as carbon, iron and oxygen - raw materials for making planets.

Deborah Byrd

March 8, 2015

Towering dust devil on Mars

Dust devils on Mars can be some 10 times larger than any tornado on Earth. They're a Martian version of extreme weather.

Deborah Byrd

March 5, 2015

Composites of October 8 moon eclipse

As the April 4 lunar eclipse approaches ... some interesting composites from the last lunar eclipse.

Deborah Byrd

March 4, 2015

Rosetta spacecraft glimpses its own shadow

It's a spacecraft shadow on a comet! Rosetta caught its own shadow encircled in a wreath of light, on the icy surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Deborah Byrd

March 3, 2015

First photo of light as particle and wave

At last ... a wavicle! Who thought we'd ever see a single photo of light's dual nature as both a particle and a wave?

Deborah Byrd

March 3, 2015

Moonlit night of plum blossoms, and other great moon and Jupiter photos

Beautiful photos of the March 2, 2015 moon and Jupiter. Our thanks to all who posted at EarthSky Facebook and G+, and submitted directly to EarthSky.org.

Deborah Byrd

March 3, 2015

Clearest pictures ever of free-falling snowflakes

Research suggests that our iconic view of snowflakes as "perfect" isn't true.

Deborah Byrd

March 3, 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.