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Daniel Apai

@danielapai.bsky.social
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Professor of Astronomy, Planetary Sciences, and Optics at The University of Arizona. I study exoplanets, build telescopes, and lead the NASA-funded Alien Earths astrobiology team. Fellow of AAAS and The Explorers Club. Own opinions.

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Daniel Apai @danielapai.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
How can we build powerful space telescopes faster? Great ideas and lots of positive energy at the 2-day NASA meeting in D.C. on Accelerating Innovation for Astrophysics missions! It was great to see friends and colleagues, and work on an even brighter and fast-paced future for NASA astrophysics!
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Daniel Apai @danielapai.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Spotted a Sonora bobcat this morning just when it snatched a white-winged dove. Such a beautiful animal!
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Daniel Apai @danielapai.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Countdown clock in @stewardobservatory.bsky.social for our NASA Pandora Space Telescope: T-60 days!! Our team is getting ready for the launch of this incredibly exciting mission to explore worlds beyond the Solar System! #exoplanets @uazresearch.bsky.social @uarizonalpl.bsky.social
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Daniel Apai @danielapai.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
I had fun talking about exoplanets and search for habitable worlds at The Explorers Club live event in Sedona. Sam Schwann, underwater explorer and artist followed with very cool videos of ocean exploration and swimming with sharks! Will do this again soon - next time in Tucson!
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Daniel Apai @danielapai.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Much enjoyed last week's Sagan Summer School. Great to see friends, colleagues, & meet early-career scientists! My lecture and blog post on the future of exoplanet/sub-neptune research are now online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSzY... distantearths.com/sub-neptunes... @stewardobservatory.bsky.social
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Daniel Apai @danielapai.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Exciting nights! We are integrating the first prototype telescope based on Nautilus multi-order diffractive optics! At Mt Lemmon Sky Center. Our telescope is unique, custom-built to demonstrate broadband imaging with a light, flat lens! @stewardobservatory.bsky.social @uarizona.bsky.social
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Daniel Apai @danielapai.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
I am thrilled to speak in the College of Science Lecture Series "Can We Talk?". On March 27, Chris Impey and I will explore a really cool topic: communicating with alien civilizations! science.arizona.edu/community-en... @stewardobservatory.bsky.social @uarizona.bsky.social @uarizonalpl.bsky.social
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Daniel Apai @danielapai.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
A great visit to White Sands National Park. We enjoyed a hike deep into the dune fields. Amazing wind-sculpted landscape! Pretty cool that the gypsum ultimately originates from layers deposited by the Permian Sea on the Pangea supercontinent about 250 million years ago!
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Daniel Apai @danielapai.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Our exoplanets and astrobiology research group – what a thrill to work with this amazing team on exploring new worlds! @gabeweible.bsky.social @stewardobservatory.bsky.social @bemiles.bsky.social @sailorsupernova.bsky.social @matthewmurphy.bsky.social @kevinkhu.bsky.social
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