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Deborah Byrd

Wow! Stunning new Pillars of Creation

One of the most beloved Hubble Space Telescope images is called the Pillars of Creation, first captured in 1995. Check out this new Hubble image of the pillars!

Deborah Byrd

January 5, 2015

Supernova in the Superwind Galaxy

This is a Type Ia supernova. A white dwarf pulls matter from its companion star until it begins to collapse. Suddenly .. bam! It explodes as a supernova.

Deborah Byrd

January 4, 2015

New video shows life in the deepest ocean

An international team of scientists has set a new record for the deepest known ocean fish. They were filming in the Mariana Trench - the deepest part of the ocean.

Deborah Byrd

January 3, 2015

Volcano shadow in Hawaii

Mountains cast shadows, of course, but it's not often we get this perspective on one. Thank you, Stephen Green of Imaginscape Photography!

Deborah Byrd

January 2, 2015

Planetary alignment January 4 will make us weigh less? Of course not

The idea we will all weigh less and even experience a floating sensation due to a planetary alignment on January 4, 2015 (#zeroday) is entirely false. Sigh.

Deborah Byrd

Bruce McClure

January 2, 2015

Cool animation shows Venus in evening sky in 2015

Watch 238 days of the sky's brightest planet, Venus, now back in your evening sky. You can also see Mercury, Mars and Jupiter enter the scene at various points.

Deborah Byrd

December 31, 2014

New Year’s Comet Lovejoy

Wow! Comet Lovejoy is really living up to its name! A wonderful December 29 photo from Justin Ng of Singapore and a link below to how you can see the comet.

Deborah Byrd

December 31, 2014

Read the message your dog sends with his tail

Tail-wagging is a reflection of what's happening in your dog's brain. Learn to read your dog's tail signals, and you'll know if he's happy ... or stressed.

Deborah Byrd

December 29, 2014

Analemma 2014, from Hong Kong

If you could record the position of the sun in the sky at the same time every day for a year, you'd record this figure-8 path, called an analemma.

Deborah Byrd

December 28, 2014

Large Magellanic Cloud

Large Magellanic Cloud as captured by astrophotographer Justin Ng of Singapore. This hazy cloud in Earth's sky is a satellite galaxy to our Milky Way.

Deborah Byrd

December 26, 2014

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.