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

Northern lights over Wisconsin last night

Earth's geomagnetic field flared into a moderate storm last night, causing northern lights sightings as far south as the northern U.S.

Deborah Byrd

June 7, 2013

Oldest primate skeleton provides clues to early humans

Oldest known primate skeleton found in China in 2002. While not part of human lineage, this little creature does provide tantalizing clues to our earliest history.

Deborah Byrd

June 6, 2013

New mosaic from Mars Express: Ancient flood plain on Mars

ESA has released two new images of Kasei Valles, an ancient vast flood plain on Mars. Mars Express spacecraft, launched 10 years ago this week, acquired them.

Deborah Byrd

June 6, 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.