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Deborah Byrd

5.7-magnitude earthquake in northern California last night

This is a relatively large quake, even for California, but there are no reports of injuries or damages so far from the May 23, 2013 quake.

Deborah Byrd

May 24, 2013

The Ring Nebula’s true shape

The Ring Nebula's true shape - revealed in this composite image made in visible light and infrared - is vastly more intricate than astronomers knew.

Deborah Byrd

May 23, 2013

M5-class solar flare on May 22

The flare produced a beautiful coronal mass ejection, or CME, which was not Earth-directed but could deliver a glancing blow in the next few days.

Deborah Byrd

May 22, 2013

View from space: Four satellites views of Moore tornado

Four images from space, from NASA and NOAA satellites, of the Moore, Oklahoma tornado on May 20, 2013.

Deborah Byrd

May 21, 2013

Official death toll lowered in Moore, OK tornado tragedy

Officials have lowered the death toll to 24 confirmed deaths and hundreds of injuries from the massive tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma yesterday.

Deborah Byrd

Matt Daniel

May 21, 2013

Moore, Oklahoma tornado May 20, 2013

Links to the the tragic consequences, and how to donate to help the victims, below.

Deborah Byrd

May 21, 2013

What are the 10 deadliest U.S. tornadoes?

These are the 10 deadliest U.S. tornadoes since 1900.

Deborah Byrd

May 21, 2013

May day in an English meadow by the sea

This meadow in Northumberland, overlooking the North Sea, typifies a landscape that many of us outside the UK imagine, when we think of England.

Deborah Byrd

May 17, 2013

Billion-year-old water found in reservoir under Ontario

Researchers don't know yet whether anything has been living in the water, which has been out of contact with Earth's atmosphere for over a billion years.

Deborah Byrd

May 16, 2013

Planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft in trouble

It went into safe mode on Tuesday, May 14 after the #4 reaction wheel, needed to orient the spacecraft, would not spin.

Deborah Byrd

May 16, 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.