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Deborah Byrd

Moonbows!

A moonbow is like a rainbow, but fainter, caused by moonlight.

Deborah Byrd

October 16, 2014

Alright! Hubble finds potential targets for Pluto spacecraft

After a long search at the solar systems' fringes, scientists say they have three possible targets for the New Horizons spacecraft after its July 2015 Pluto flyby.

Deborah Byrd

October 15, 2014

This hummingbird video will melt your heart

Hummingbirds playing in a fountain. Toward the end, listen for the little clicks and chirps.

Deborah Byrd

October 15, 2014

Chinese mantis

Say hello to an insect friend ...

Deborah Byrd

October 15, 2014

Milky Way’s dark matter half what we thought?

Australian astronomers say our Milky Way galaxy has only half the dark matter we thought it did. If so, it explains the shortage of Milky Way satellites.

Deborah Byrd

October 13, 2014

Comet Siding Spring near M6

Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring near the star cluster M6 on October 9, 2014.

Deborah Byrd

October 12, 2014

Full moon rising over Lotus Temple in Delhi, India

We saw many photos of the October 8 moon during the total lunar eclipse. Here's one from India, where the eclipse was less easily visible.

Deborah Byrd

October 10, 2014

Mapping the weather on an extreme exoplanet

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have completed the first map of temperature and water vapor on a "hot Jupiter," an exoplanet called WASP 43b.

Deborah Byrd

October 9, 2014

First named feature on a comet!

Scientists have named one of the largest boulders on Rosetta’s comet after an Egyptian pyramid.

Deborah Byrd

October 9, 2014

6.8-magnitude earthquake in South Pacific

Powerful earthquake in the S. Pacific last night. No Pacific-wide tsunami warning, and only a small tsunami wave at Easter Island. No injuries or damages.

Deborah Byrd

October 9, 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.