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Deborah Byrd

Dawn spacecraft left asteroid Vesta, now headed for Ceres

Dawn is now officially on its way to its second destination, the dwarf planet Ceres. This post also contains a video portrait of Vesta, by Dawn.

Deborah Byrd

September 9, 2012

In the future, airplanes might flock like birds

Toulouse-based aircraft company Airbus sees airplanes of the future flocking along express skyways to cut time and emissions.

Deborah Byrd

September 7, 2012

View from space: Curiosity rover’s tire tracks on Mars

Check out this image from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, showing tire tracks on Mars left by the Curiosity rover.

Deborah Byrd

September 7, 2012

Does dark matter exist in our sun’s neighborhood?

Astronomers have grown convinced over decades that dark matter exists on the large scale of our universe. But what about our neighborhood of space?

Deborah Byrd

September 5, 2012

Rover Curiosity provides 3-D view of its landing site

Cool 3-D image from Curiosity rover on Mars!

Deborah Byrd

September 4, 2012

WISE mission finds millions of black holes

"We've got the black holes cornered," said the lead scientist Daniel Stern. "WISE is finding them across the full sky ... "

Deborah Byrd

September 2, 2012

Earthquake in Philippines triggers tsunami warnings in Asia

This strong undersea earthquake triggered tsunami warnings along coastlines in much of Asia. No immediate reports of damage or injury.

Deborah Byrd

August 31, 2012

Melting in Greenland sets new record before end of melting season

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

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.