Venus and Jupiter before sunup

Bright planets over dark mountainous landscape

Emma Zulaiha Zulkifli caught the brightest planets – Venus (top) and Jupiter – in the east before dawn. Taken January 12, 2019, in Kundasang, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. Emma commented: “Worth the hike at 3 a.m. with superb friends.”

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Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. 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.