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Deborah Byrd

Earth eclipsed the sun yesterday

See an eclipse yesterday (September 19, 2011) when the Earth eclipsed the sun. SDO has eclipse seasons twice a year.

Deborah Byrd

September 20, 2011

Quake in India September 18, at least nine dead

Earthquake in Himalayas, in northeast India. Reuters reports five Indian Air Force planes - and small Army columns in Sikkim - mobilized for emergency relief.

Deborah Byrd

September 18, 2011

Comet Elenin: Still not a spaceship or doomsday comet

Is Comet Elenin showing any signs of being a spaceship, colliding with Earth or creating three days of darkness? It's just an ordinary comet.

Deborah Byrd

September 18, 2011

Earthquakes active this week near Honshu, Japan

USGS reported 12 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or above in Japan during the past seven days. Strongest two days ago at 6.7 magnitude.

Deborah Byrd

September 18, 2011

Video of Vesta from the Dawn spacecraft fly-around

NASA space scientists studying asteroid Vesta helped make this video of Vesta simulating the experience of flying in the Dawn spacecraft around the asteroid.

Deborah Byrd

September 17, 2011

Heavy-lift rocket announced by NASA

The Space Launch System is a new heavy-lift rocket planned by NASA, similar to the Saturn V rockets that launched men toward the moon 40 years ago.

Deborah Byrd

Beth Lebwohl

September 15, 2011

James Webb Space Telescope receives lifeline from U.S. Senate

A U.S. Senate committee has proposed to allow the embattled James Webb Space Telescope to launch. There are more political hurdles, but it's a step forward.

Deborah Byrd

September 15, 2011

Do scientists feel pressure to produce positive results?

A new study suggests that, yes, there is pressure on scientists to report positive results - that is, results that support their original hypotheses.

Deborah Byrd

September 13, 2011

Power failure in U.S. Southwest from solar flares? Probably not

Officials warn U.S. Southwest residents to go easy on their electric usage this weekend, after restoring power to millions following Thursday's power failure.

Deborah Byrd

September 10, 2011

Vancouver Island in Canada has 6.4 magnitude quake

A strong earthquake - 6.4 magnitude - took place earlier today on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Deborah Byrd

September 9, 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.