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Deborah Byrd

Saturn’s moon Rhea and the shadow of Saturn’s rings

In this beautiful image, Saturn itself is in the background. The moon Rhea is in silhouette. The dark lines are the shadow of Saturn's rings.

Deborah Byrd

December 4, 2011

December 4 is Mountain Day 2011

Going on simultaneously with COP 17, Mountain Day calls attention to climate change impacts on mountain people in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan high mountain region.

Deborah Byrd

December 4, 2011

Martian avalanches may be caused by meteors

Orbiting spacecraft have now seen avalanches of dust on the surface of the planet Mars. Martian avalanches and quakes might be caused by meteor airbursts.

Deborah Byrd

December 2, 2011

Martian gullies not all formed by flowing water

Some Martian gullies at the poles might have formed when a seasonal accumulation of carbon dioxide frost sublimed - turned directly from a solid to a gas.

Deborah Byrd

December 2, 2011

Whale Song Project needs your help

In the Whale Song Project, you can help figure out which groups of whales have different dialects. Maybe even help figure out what some whale songs mean.

Deborah Byrd

November 30, 2011

Deadly man-made strain of bird flu virus: Should they publish?

A science team in the Netherlands used genetic modification to create a deadly man-made strain of bird flu. Now they want to publish. But should they?

Deborah Byrd

November 28, 2011

Cynthia Rosenzweig on climate change and cities

Cynthia Rosenzweig talked about how Earth's warming climate will affect – and is already affecting – many of the world’s most important cities.

Beth Lebwohl

Deborah Byrd

November 28, 2011

After successful launch, new 8-month mission to Mars underway

We're on our way to Mars. The spacecraft is in communication, thermally stable and power positive.

Deborah Byrd

Laura Dattaro

November 26, 2011

Coming soon, insect cyborgs to the rescue

The latest buzz on insects is that they could be implanted with devices like tiny cameras, microphones and gas sensors - to go places humans can't.

Deborah Byrd

November 26, 2011

Goodbye Hurricane Kenneth!

NASA satellite images show that wind sheer has Pushed tropical depression Kenneth apart like a stack of tires. The power of nature!

Deborah Byrd

November 25, 2011

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.