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Deborah Byrd

Warmest decade since 1850 in 2001-2010

During 2001-2010 , the warmest decade, "numerous weather and climate extremes affected almost every part of the globe" with flooding, droughts, and more.

Deborah Byrd

March 26, 2012

James Cameron returns, after record-breaking dive to deepest ocean

James Cameron's record-breaking dive took him into the 6.8-mile-deep (11-kilometer-deep) undersea Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench.

Deborah Byrd

March 26, 2012

ISS crew took shelter to avoid passing space junk

In the third incident of its kind in more than a decade, the six-member crew of ISS took shelter Saturday when space junk whizzed past.

Deborah Byrd

March 25, 2012

Runaway planets moving at relativistic speeds are possible

If a double star system - one with planets - encountered the giant black hole at the center of our Milky Way, the result might be a runaway planets.

Deborah Byrd

March 25, 2012

Emerald-cut galaxy found by astonrom

An emerald-cut galaxy? It makes you smile because it shouldn't exist, or rather, you don't expect it to exist, one of the astronomers said.

Deborah Byrd

March 21, 2012

Venice is still sinking

Studies indicate that Venice is still sinking. New measurements indicate the city continues to sink and is also tilting to the east.

Deborah Byrd

March 20, 2012

7.4-magnitude earthquake shakes Mexico

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook resort towns earlier today, 200 miles south-southeast of Mexico City. Learn more from EarthSky.

Deborah Byrd

March 20, 2012

Honoring a lunar orbiter, two fantastic new NASA videos

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been orbiting the moon for 1,000 days. Celebrate by watching two new eye-popping videos from this lunar orbiter.

Deborah Byrd

March 17, 2012

Land use changes contribute to climate extremes

Climate extremes: The researchers found that land use changes in some cases amplified climate warming, while in other cases masked warming effects.

Deborah Byrd

March 17, 2012

Antarctic icefish have translucent bodies and blood

Icefishes, which live only in the Antarctic Ocean, don't have red blood. Missing hemoglobin, the blood of an icefish runs white.

Deborah Byrd

March 14, 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.