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Deborah Byrd

Interactive map lets you explore 786 known exoplanets

There might be 100 billion exoplanets in our Milky Way galaxy. Have fun with an Interactive map exploring the 786 known ones.

Deborah Byrd

July 31, 2012

Derecho possibly hits U.S. northeast

Hundreds of flights were canceled, and 300,000 people lost power as severe thunderstorms hit the U.S. Northeast on the evening of July 26.

Deborah Byrd

July 27, 2012

Beijing death toll raised to 77 from heaviest rain in 61 years in

The official death toll rose earlier today from 37 to 77 due to flooding in and around Beijing, China on July 21.

Deborah Byrd

July 26, 2012

Animation: Watch U.S. drought spread state to state in 2012

Animation from NOAA showing the spread of drought in the U.S., from state to state, from January to July 2012.

Deborah Byrd

July 26, 2012

Cost of food in U.S. to rise due to drought

A USDA forecast, issued yesterday, suggests a 3 percent to 4 percent rise in the cost of food in 2013, due to drought now affecting two-thirds of the U.S.

Deborah Byrd

July 26, 2012

Luciano Iess: Liquid ocean on Saturn’s moon Titan

Cassini spacecraft observation of "tides" in the solid surface of Titan suggest that this large moon of the planet Saturn has an ocean below ground.

Jorge Salazar

Deborah Byrd

July 23, 2012

Happy people video dancing on planet Earth

Can you watch this video of happy people dancing around the world without smiling? Bet you can't.

Deborah Byrd

July 20, 2012

Asteroid size of city block to sweep past July 22

There's nothing to fear from asteroid 2002 AM31. It'll pass within 14 times the moon’s distance from Earth. But you might enjoy watching it sweep past!

Deborah Byrd

July 20, 2012

Dust from Africa arrives in Florida July 19

People in south and southwest Florida are seeing hazy skies and unusual sunsets. This is the first large dust from Africa to arrive in Florida in 2012.

Deborah Byrd

July 20, 2012

Lightning on Saturn found on the day side!

Scientists say this lightning on Saturn is approximately 100 miles (200 kilometers) in diameter when it exits the tops of the clouds.

Deborah Byrd

July 19, 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.