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Deborah Byrd

May 18 view from space of Pavlof Volcano

Situated in the Aleutian Arc about 1,000 kilometers southwest of Anchorage, Pavlof Volcano began erupting on May 13, 2013.

Deborah Byrd

May 28, 2013

Video: How does toothpaste make orange juice taste bad?

Be prepared to amaze your friends at breakfast when you explain why orange juice and toothpaste together taste so weird.

Deborah Byrd

May 27, 2013

A beautiful planetary trio on May 26

Jupiter (left), Venus (bottom) and Mercury on May 26, 2013, the closest three planets appear in Earth's sky until 2021.

Deborah Byrd

May 27, 2013

Closest three planets until 2021

This photo from Mike O'Neal in Oklahoma shows Jupiter, Venus and Mercury on May 25, 2013, one day before they are closest on May 26.

Deborah Byrd

May 26, 2013

8.3-magnitude earthquake in Sea of Okhotsk, in Russia’s Far East

Emergency agencies in the Far East issued a tsunami warning for Sakhalin and the Kuril islands, but lifted it soon afterwards.

Deborah Byrd

May 24, 2013

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

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.