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Deborah Byrd

January 25, 2016

Zoom to super luminous Milky Way stars

New Hubble Space Telescope video zooms in on Trumpler 14, a young cluster of hot, massive, bright stars - some of the most luminous stars in our Milky Way galaxy!

Deborah Byrd

January 25, 2016

Ancient diamonds hold clues to primeval Earth

New insights into ancient Earth’s early structure from diamonds formed 3.5 billion years ago. A scientist called diamonds "the perfect little time capsules."

Shireen Gonzaga

January 24, 2016

Blizzard by moonlight

This weekend's full moon illuminated the raging blizzard on the U.S. East Coast. A satellite caught the view from above.

Deborah Byrd

January 24, 2016

Magnitude-7.1 earthquake in Alaska

There were no reports of injuries, but the powerful earthquake left a fair amount of cleanup to do, plus some frightened people in Alaska.

Deborah Byrd

January 24, 2016

Are the aliens extinct?

Australian astrobiologists say an early Armageddon on most distant worlds makes advanced lifeforms unlikely. If true, our Milky Way galaxy is a lonely place.

Deborah Byrd

January 24, 2016

2015 hottest year on record, by far

"What we have seen this past year will likely be routine in about 15 years, although regionally the details will vary considerably," says climate expert Kevin Trenberth.

EarthSky Voices

January 23, 2016