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Deborah Byrd

The fast winds of Venus are getting faster

Since the 1960s, we've known the winds of Venus "super-rotate," or blow faster than the planet rotates. Now a spacecraft has found Venus' winds are speeding up.

Deborah Byrd

June 18, 2013

Got something to say to an alien? Lone Signal can beam your message

Their new website launched today, so you can be among the first to compose a message to a distant civilization.

Deborah Byrd

June 18, 2013

Fog on summit day at Mount Hood

An early ascent to the summit of Mount Hood on June 1, 2013. Fog blocked the view, but set the stage for a beautiful photo.

Deborah Byrd

June 15, 2013

This date in science: The man who designed the Brooklyn Bridge

John A. Roebling, whose birthday is today, designed the Brooklyn Bridge. But he never saw the bridge come to completion.

Elizabeth Howell

Deborah Byrd

June 12, 2013

Mammatus clouds over Half Dome

Rounded mammatus clouds mirroring the rock structure of Half Dome, at a beautiful Yosemite Valley sunset earlier this month.

Deborah Byrd

June 12, 2013

Golden Gate, San Francisco, under the stars

This image is from June 1, 2013, looking through Golden Gate towards San Francisco. Meggi Raeder captured it. Thank you, Meggi!

Deborah Byrd

June 11, 2013

Meteor alert! Possible meteor outburst Tuesday morning

Click here to learn about the mysterious Gamma Delphinid meteor shower, which might produce a good meteor display Tuesday morning, according to clocks in North America.

Deborah Byrd

June 10, 2013

Hail, 17-year cicadas of 2013!

The 17-year cicada hatch of 2013 is in full bloom. They showed up yesterday in Carbon County, Pennsylvania where Tom Wildoner captured these photos.

Deborah Byrd

June 10, 2013

Video: Sylvia’s Earle’s plea to protect the ocean

Sylvia Earle says in her new video; "Your world is blue. If you look at it from space, that image alone should have inspired us to think we that, too, are sea creatures."

Deborah Byrd

June 8, 2013

To celebrate World Oceans Day, watch Reef Live from Australia

Reef Live is a streaming video event from Australia, focused on the Great Barrier Reef. It features some of the world's leading experts and divers.

Deborah Byrd

June 7, 2013

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.