By August 8, melting in Greenland was more than in the entire melting season of 2010, which previously held the record for greatest melting in one year.

Deborah Byrd

August 30, 2012

Curiosity rover on Mars begins its eastbound trek

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity hit the road toward its first destination on Mars, a place called Glenelg, on August 28, its 22nd martian day.

Deborah Byrd

August 30, 2012

Billions of rocky planets in our galaxy>

Astronomers have found evidence that billions of rocky planets might orbit the habitable zones around red dwarf stars in our Milky Way.

Deborah Byrd

Jorge Salazar

August 29, 2012

Tsunami warning follows quake off El Salvador coast

Tsunami warning issued and then cancelled for stretch of central American coastline last night, following strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake off El Salvador coast.

Deborah Byrd

August 27, 2012

Earthquakes rattle southern California

Southern California was shaken by a series of small to moderate earthquakes near California-Mexico border on Sunday, August 26.

Deborah Byrd

August 27, 2012

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.