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Deborah Byrd

Video: Record-setting asteroid flyby in February, 2013

2012 DA14 is about half the size of an American football field. It'll fly closer to Earth than some artificial satellites on February 15, 2013.

Deborah Byrd

January 28, 2013

Ride along with ISS, from night to day to night again

Beautiful astronaut video from aboard the International Space Station, showing day and night on Earth, as ISS passes between the two twice.

Deborah Byrd

January 28, 2013

Viral video of eagle almost snatching child is fake

But the proceeds from its YouTube page, which now had more than 41 million views, will go toward a scholarship for a design student.

Deborah Byrd

January 28, 2013

Photos from friends: First full moon of 2013

Beautiful photos of January 2013 full moon, as captured by EarthSky Facebook friends. Thank you all.

Deborah Byrd

January 27, 2013

Cells flock to heal wounds

Like flocks of birds, cells coordinate their motions as they race to cover and ultimately heal wounds to the skin, according to new research.

Deborah Byrd

January 25, 2013

Rare photo of aurora australis – southern lights – and bioluminescence

Astrophotographer Colin Legg - who calls himself "a geologist by day and photographer by night" - captured this scene shortly after the CME struck.

Deborah Byrd

January 24, 2013

Best photos of night-shining clouds seen from ISS

Enjoy this gallery of images of night-shining clouds, taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Deborah Byrd

January 23, 2013

Deep Space Industries joins the asteroid gold rush

Deep Space is the second company in less than a year to say it will join the rush to the rich fields of water and precious metals in near-Earth asteroids.

Deborah Byrd

January 22, 2013

Awesome photos of January 21 Jupiter-moon conjunction, and more

The best moon and Jupiter photos from late last year, plus the wonderful sight of these two brilliant worlds on January 21, 2013. Wow!

Deborah Byrd

January 22, 2013

World’s only recorded dinosaur stampede … maybe not

New research published in January 2013 in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology suggests the dinosaurs were swimming, not stampeding.

Deborah Byrd

January 20, 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.