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Deborah Byrd

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

Touching NASA tributes to Leonard Nimoy’s passing

Nimoy’s character Mr. Spock on Star Trek inspired generations of astronauts, space scientists and engineers, as well as space fans around the globe.

Deborah Byrd

March 2, 2015

Slushy wave off coast of Nantucket

Sure, the ocean freezes. But this photo of partly frozen waves - caught by photographer and surfer Jonathan Nimerfroh - fascinated even the experts.

Deborah Byrd

February 28, 2015

Meteor shower at 40,000 feet

Another good reason to grab that window seat! Colin Legg captured this great photo of a meteor shower, seen from an airplane window.

Deborah Byrd

February 28, 2015

Monster black hole at cosmic dawn

A black hole 12 billion times more massive than our sun - at the heart of the brightest quasar in the early universe - as the dark ages of the universe were just ending.

Deborah Byrd

February 27, 2015

Another breathtaking view of Comet Lovejoy

The comet was 51 million miles from Earth at the time – a short distance for the Dark Energy Camera, which is sensitive to light 8 billion light-years away.

Deborah Byrd

February 27, 2015

Fireball at Sandy Point, Maine

Two photographers - Mike Taylor and Sonia MacNeil of Mike Taylor Photo - caught a bright meteor, or fireball, from an icy beach.

Deborah Byrd

February 27, 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.