Dan Peluso, PhD
@AstroPartyDan
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Astronomer and educator passionate about science accessibility. 🪐Singer-songwriter @theconnereko. 🎤🎶 #DemocratizeScience 🌍
Vallejo, CA
Joined March 2009
I just published my first #Medium article: .Turning Boxes into Gardens: Voices for a Democratized and Inclusive Education System . Check it out: . #education #educationreform #standardizedtests #STEMeducation #democratization.
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A Dialogue with Dr. Jake Clark on Education Reform
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RT @AllPlanets: Congratulations to my former student, Dan Peluso, for being named a semifinalist for the 2025-26 Fulbright Scholars Program….
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RT @SETIInstitute: Griffin Academy educator @AstroPartyDan is a semifinalist for the 2025-26 U.S. Fulbright Schola….
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VALLEJO — Griffin Academy educator Daniel Peluso is a semifinalist for the 2025-26 U.S. Fulbright Scholars Program.
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RT @AllPlanets: from the vault. I had forgotten this first attempt to see the ISS passing in front of the moon with our @unistellar tele….
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RT @Astro_Cady: #TODAY: On #WomenAstronomersDay, we salute Dr. Nancy Grace Roman and Dr. Vera C. Rubin, two pioneers who worked tirelessly….
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RT @Unistellar: 🎆Another publication in Nature! 🎆.We are proud to announce the publication of another paper in Nature, featuring contributi….
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RT @SETIInstituto: Dos grupos de científicos ciudadanos (incluidos estudiantes de secundaria) contribuyeron a estud….
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RT @Rainmaker1973: Did you know?. Plants do actually move: we just don't live in the same time reference frame. This is a 24 hour timelap….
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Great art makes you think, evokes feelings, and motivates discussion.
Steve Cutts, a London-based illustrator and animator, creates artwork that satirizes the excesses of modern society. His style draws inspiration from 1920s-1930s cartoons, modern comic books, . This is one of his animations. What do you think? .
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RT @SETIInstitute: Two citizen scientist groups (including high school students) contributed to academic studies co….
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I am honored & ecstatic to have these projects featured in @SkyandTelescope! Huge congratulations to the students, @Unistellar #citizenscientists, @SETIInstitute, @astro_sgro, @ChabotSpace, and everyone else involved! . #astronomy #exoplanet #highschool #education #citizenscience.
A group of high school astronomy students helped confirm and characterize a planet slightly smaller than Saturn that closely orbits its star.
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Reminds me of the binoculars Luke Skywalker @MarkHamill used in #StarWars! So excited for these!!!
Congratulations to @Unistellar for surpassing $1 million on @Kickstarter in under 48 hours with the ENVISION binoculars! Join the campaign and contribute with a pledge here
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Another HUGE congratulations to my colleague @AstroShishir! Bravo! 👏 👏👏🪐🌏.
Everyone, meet Mr. Worldwide. In case you missed it: @AstroShishir has recently discovered an Earth-sized planet only 40 lightyears away. Check out where the story landed! 🔭. @NASA l @CosmosMagazine l @Forbes l @MSN l @YahooNews l @ScienceAlert.
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In this #imageoftheweek, this unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Crater features a bright central core, where a supermassive black hole lies, surrounded by a disk of hot, young stars and spiral arms laced with streams of dust and more young stars.
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RT @AllPlanets: Juneteenth is today. We must remember our past mistakes and celebrate significant achievements to make our civilization bet….
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RT @chrislintott: Why, @VRubinObs of course! Seeing the sky every few nights with a 8m? Yes please.
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Satellite constellations like #StarLink are not only bad for #astronomy, but may also cause #ozone depletion.
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We present the first atomic-scale molecular dynamics simulation of high-temperature aluminum ablation during reentry from low-Earth orbit The amount of aluminum oxide nanoparticles generated is q...
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LSST Discovery Alliance Spotlight article about me joining the organization. I’m so thrilled to be joining them in this role to “change how #science is done and who’s at the table”. 😃.#lsstda #lsst #rubin #rubinobservatory #astronomy .
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LSST Discovery Alliance is pleased to introduce our new Director of Strategic Engagement. Dr. Dan Peluso brings considerable expertise in astronomy, education, and science communications.
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