NASA's Curiosity rover has acquired images of Mount Sharp on Mars since it set down nearby in August. The latest shows what Mount Sharp would look like on Earth.

Deborah Byrd

March 16, 2013

Geomagnetic storm and aurora alert this weekend

The March 15 CME will reach Earth in one to two days. High latitude and even middle latitude auroras possible this weekend.

Deborah Byrd

March 15, 2013

Good NASA video on Comet PANSTARRS

NASA is calling PANSTARRS a sunset comet. This video will answer all your questions about how to see it.

Deborah Byrd

March 15, 2013

This is 3C273. It changed our thinking about the universe.

March 16, 2013 is the 50th anniversary of the revelation that quasars are both very distant and very luminous - and therefore must be exceedingly powerful.

Deborah Byrd

March 15, 2013

The greening of Earth’s northerly latitudes

Temperature and vegetation growth at northern latitudes now resemble those found 4 degrees to 6 degrees of latitude farther south as recently as 1982.

Deborah Byrd

March 14, 2013

Favorite photos of Comet PANSTARRS

Your photos - the best photos - the most recent photos - of this wonderful comet, now visiting the March 2013 skies as seen throughout the world.

Deborah Byrd

March 13, 2013

Comet PANSTARRS near last night’s moon

Many saw the comet near the moon on the evening of March 12. Did you look for it and not see it? Try these tips for spotting Comet PANSTARRS.

Deborah Byrd

March 13, 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.