Daria Pidhorodetska
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About
Ukrainian American TikToker, planetary scientist, researcher, and social media personality known for sharing space science, NASA, exoplanet, astrobiology, lifestyle, fashion, beauty, and behind-the-scenes STEM content on TikTok with over 100,000 followers.
Before fame
She earned a Bachelor of Science in biological sciences from Salisbury University in 2017. She began posting content on TikTok in April 2021. She completed her PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California, Riverside in June 2025.
Trivia
She was profiled by PEOPLE in 2026 for her work as both a NASA scientist and TikTok creator. She was the first student at Salisbury University to conduct research in astrobiology. She spent two and a half years at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center working on terrestrial exoplanet detection and characterization.
Family life
She was born in Ukraine and immigrated to the United States when she was two years old. She grew up in a small town in Maryland.
Associated with
She and Emily Calandrelli are both science and space content creators known for sharing STEM education on TikTok.
