# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-09-28 22:30 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-09-28 22:30 UTC (2026-09-28T22:30:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-28-22-30/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-28-22-30/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 47
- **Total Impressions:** 249.2K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 13
- **Bearish / Negative:** 9
- **Neutral:** 25

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 262, Retweets: 811, Likes: 4189, Impressions: 249233


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @NWSWPC
> **Author:** [@NWSWPC](https://x.com/NWSWPC)  
> **Metrics:** 1.8K likes · 277 retweets · 127 comments · 117.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T20:15:53+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NWSWPC/status/2104666425897918502](https://x.com/NWSWPC/status/2104666425897918502)  


> 
> "A MODERATE risk is in effect in our Day 3 Excessive Rainfall Outlook. More details: 
wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/excessive_
…"


### Discussion #2 by @StefanBurnsGeo
> **Author:** [@StefanBurnsGeo](https://x.com/StefanBurnsGeo)  
> **Metrics:** 1.4K likes · 300 retweets · 95 comments · 61.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T17:55:49+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/StefanBurnsGeo/status/2104631178007634252](https://x.com/StefanBurnsGeo/status/2104631178007634252)  


> 
> "BREAKING: An absolutely gigantic plasma filament has launched from the Sun, and NASA expects the expanding "cloud" of plasma to hit Earth on October 2nd."


### Discussion #3 by @ozturk_mustafa
> **Author:** [@ozturk_mustafa](https://x.com/ozturk_mustafa)  
> **Metrics:** 39 likes · 2 retweets · 2 comments · 36.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T15:27:58+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ozturk_mustafa/status/2104593969049190740](https://x.com/ozturk_mustafa/status/2104593969049190740)  


> 
> "This is not a space-saving measure; rather, it is a situation that generally reduces efficiency because the transfer of hot gas from one unit to the next adversely affects the airflow."


### Discussion #4 by @NatGeo
> **Author:** [@NatGeo](https://x.com/NatGeo)  
> **Metrics:** 15 likes · 6 retweets · 3 comments · 11.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T22:23:51+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NatGeo/status/2104698630368018608](https://x.com/NatGeo/status/2104698630368018608)  


> 
> "Presented by 
@ROLEX
. Today's scientists aren't just exploring and documenting our world, they're creating the foundation that future scientists will need to explore and document theirs."


### Discussion #5 by @astrooalert
> **Author:** [@astrooalert](https://x.com/astrooalert)  
> **Metrics:** 726 likes · 157 retweets · 16 comments · 7.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T04:06:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/astrooalert/status/2104422346245206200](https://x.com/astrooalert/status/2104422346245206200)  


> 
> "Incredibly rare crescent Moon, Venus, and Jupiter (along with its Galilean moons) rising over Stonehenge"


### Discussion #6 by @Ammar1176708
> **Author:** [@Ammar1176708](https://x.com/Ammar1176708)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 29 retweets · 0 comments · 1.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T20:48:48+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Ammar1176708/status/2104674711179317661](https://x.com/Ammar1176708/status/2104674711179317661)  


> 
> "STARSHIP FLIGHT 14 | EARTH FROM ORBIT

This may be my favorite Starship footage ever.

Monitor Live earth events: 
live.spacetracker.org

September 28, 2026 delivered a view we have been waiting years to see:

Starship in Earth orbit. 

And this camera angle is"


### Discussion #7 by @Rada_SC
> **Author:** [@Rada_SC](https://x.com/Rada_SC)  
> **Metrics:** 49 likes · 10 retweets · 4 comments · 1.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:58:13+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Rada_SC/status/2104692180871000360](https://x.com/Rada_SC/status/2104692180871000360)  


> 
> "Sea organ pipe in San Carlos, Sonora, prior to the arrival of Hurricane Polo"


### Discussion #8 by @AY_Puzz
> **Author:** [@AY_Puzz](https://x.com/AY_Puzz)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 950 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:06:57+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AY_Puzz/status/2104679278998958255](https://x.com/AY_Puzz/status/2104679278998958255)  


> 
> "今朝の物理現象パズル。蓮華の逆立ち独楽、ガラス板で試遊。

摩擦の少ないガラス面でも、倒立・開花回転できました。
ただ、うろうろと徘徊するので、成功率は低め。
息を吹きかけて位置を戻したら、開いて倒れました。

大きなテーブルなら、うまくいきそうな予感"


### Discussion #9 by @WPLGLocal10
> **Author:** [@WPLGLocal10](https://x.com/WPLGLocal10)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 943 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T20:43:32+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/WPLGLocal10/status/2104673382931304467](https://x.com/WPLGLocal10/status/2104673382931304467)  


> **Visual Context:** Close-up photograph of white, crystalline snow or frost texture with a small patch of dark debris near the top.  

> 
> "Satellite timelapse shows storm over U.S. northeast"


### Discussion #10 by @news24ntv
> **Author:** [@news24ntv](https://x.com/news24ntv)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 827 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T22:10:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/news24ntv/status/2104695289177309308](https://x.com/news24ntv/status/2104695289177309308)  


> 
> "【解説】土砂災害の“前兆”は？　「小石がパラパラと落ちてくる」「崖や斜面にひび割れができる」……土の中の水分量も注意【#みんなのギモン】"


### Discussion #11 by @hurricane_chase
> **Author:** [@hurricane_chase](https://x.com/hurricane_chase)  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 608 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:59:26+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/hurricane_chase/status/2104692485733875872](https://x.com/hurricane_chase/status/2104692485733875872)  


> 
> "Hurricane Polo About to Make LANDFALL in Mexico - Tropical Update"


### Discussion #12 by @VortixWx
> **Author:** [@VortixWx](https://x.com/VortixWx)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 551 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:48:46+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/VortixWx/status/2104689801878253664](https://x.com/VortixWx/status/2104689801878253664)  


> 
> "A waterspout seen off of Miramar in #Sonora, #Mexico, likely from the far outer bands of Hurricane #Polo. 
#severewx #MEXwx"


### Discussion #13 by @TheStripesGirl
> **Author:** [@TheStripesGirl](https://x.com/TheStripesGirl)  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 545 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:42:38+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TheStripesGirl/status/2104688257498001604](https://x.com/TheStripesGirl/status/2104688257498001604)  


> 
> "A dogfish shark was spotted swimming through floodwaters in Surf City, New Jersey, heading up a resident’s driveway and then toward Barnegat Bay on Saturday."


### Discussion #14 by @gfrias
> **Author:** [@gfrias](https://x.com/gfrias)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 537 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:30:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/gfrias/status/2104685080111440290](https://x.com/gfrias/status/2104685080111440290)  


> 
> "SpaceX Starship splashes down after reaching orbit in unprecedented test flight"


### Discussion #15 by @Xavier_HPI
> **Author:** [@Xavier_HPI](https://x.com/Xavier_HPI)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 471 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:37:38+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Xavier_HPI/status/2104686997868810292](https://x.com/Xavier_HPI/status/2104686997868810292)  


> 
> "Spider webs have existed for at least 100 million years, as witnessed in a find of Early Cretaceous amber from Sussex. 

This spiny orb weaver spider filmed by Rachel Barry is patiently demonstrating how they build them."


### Discussion #16 by @hurricane_chase
> **Author:** [@hurricane_chase](https://x.com/hurricane_chase)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 440 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:28:51+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/hurricane_chase/status/2104684787139010875](https://x.com/hurricane_chase/status/2104684787139010875)  


> **Visual Context:** An experimental weather forecast map showing a 0-2 Day Center Cone for storm 92W dated Sep 29 2026, with threat levels including Marginal (green) and Slight (yellow) over Bangladesh, Myanmar, and northeastern India.  

> 
> "Tropical Storm #92W is continuing to push inland into #Myanmar and will cause additional Slight Impacts in the form of flooding, even for parts of #Bangladesh and #India. Will have a stream up early this morning to answer your questions!

#cyclone"


### Discussion #17 by @Localizefoodapp
> **Author:** [@Localizefoodapp](https://x.com/Localizefoodapp)  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 391 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:00:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Localizefoodapp/status/2104677529646694826](https://x.com/Localizefoodapp/status/2104677529646694826)  


> **Visual Context:** Infographic from 'Localize' with the headline 'SCIENTISTS ESTIMATED THE HUMAN BRAIN NOW HOLDS ABOUT A SPOON'S WORTH OF MICROPLASTICS', showing microplastics on fingertips alongside a brain scan and a spoon of colorful plastic pieces.  

> 
> "Scientists estimated the human brain now holds about a spoon's worth of microplastics

A recent study measured plastic building up in brain tissue samples

The newest samples held noticeably more than samples from years earlier

The amount keeps climbing as plastic fills the food"


### Discussion #18 by @econewsES
> **Author:** [@econewsES](https://x.com/econewsES)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 339 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T17:58:05+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/econewsES/status/2104631749175124325](https://x.com/econewsES/status/2104631749175124325)  


> 
> "CAN A PRICE BE PUT ON THE CARBON CAPTURED BY ECOSYSTEMS?

Chubut seeks to boost a carbon market to transform the CO₂ capture from its forests, steppes, and coasts into a source of funding.  Read the full article 
econews.global/chubut-bonos-d
… 
@MinTuryAP
 @gobiernochubut"


### Discussion #19 by @JohnCremeansX
> **Author:** [@JohnCremeansX](https://x.com/JohnCremeansX)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 334 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:29:06+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/JohnCremeansX/status/2104684850032562513](https://x.com/JohnCremeansX/status/2104684850032562513)  


> **Visual Context:** A blurry image of a dark blue surface shows a red circle highlighting a small, elongated white object.  

> 
> "SpaceVision: UFO or Rocket streaking past SpaceX’s Starship during today’s launch? Did anyone else see this? At 50:06 Mins in to the flight, on video,  you see an elongated object speed past the view. I’ve tried to enlarge and slow down. It’s hard to see!"


### Discussion #20 by @OverlyTrev
> **Author:** [@OverlyTrev](https://x.com/OverlyTrev)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 287 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:37:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/OverlyTrev/status/2104687012372758788](https://x.com/OverlyTrev/status/2104687012372758788)  


> 
> "THEY SAID: STARSHIP WILL NEVER MAKE ORBIT!

Congrats to the SpaceX teams and 
@elonmusk
 for never giving up!

Ad Astra"


### Discussion #21 by @MoffittNews
> **Author:** [@MoffittNews](https://x.com/MoffittNews)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 4 retweets · 0 comments · 280 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:41:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MoffittNews/status/2104688027306197110](https://x.com/MoffittNews/status/2104688027306197110)  


> 
> "Live from the #ASTRO26 poster session, Niema Razavian, MD (
@RadOncDoc_Niema
), stops by Celina Chiodo, MD’s (
@celinachiodo
), poster to hear about research evaluating curative-intent treatment for de novo oligometastatic breast cancer, which demonstrated durable local control,"


### Discussion #22 by @Agencia_Andina
> **Author:** [@Agencia_Andina](https://x.com/Agencia_Andina)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 273 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:49:07+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Agencia_Andina/status/2104689888314450128](https://x.com/Agencia_Andina/status/2104689888314450128)  


> 
> "Investigadores anuncian siete tours para aprender ciencia en el bosque nuboso de Oxapampa para sembrar árboles, estudiar la biodiversidad y evaluar la calidad del agua mediante actividades de campo.
ow.ly/j1uw50ZSseK"


### Discussion #23 by @IFPRI
> **Author:** [@IFPRI](https://x.com/IFPRI)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 262 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:00:19+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/IFPRI/status/2104677609854390754](https://x.com/IFPRI/status/2104677609854390754)  


> **Visual Context:** An orange and white graphic from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) announces the 'International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste' with the subtitle 'Transformative Potential of Reducing Food Loss and Waste' over an image of market vegetables.  

> 
> "In #Nigeria, IFPRI researchers are using #AI-powered image analysis to measure tomato losses and identify where interventions can make a difference.

This #FLWDay, explore how better data + innovation can help build more efficient, sustainable food systems to"


### Discussion #24 by @RussellQuantum
> **Author:** [@RussellQuantum](https://x.com/RussellQuantum)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 4 retweets · 1 comments · 258 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T20:29:29+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RussellQuantum/status/2104669848819384481](https://x.com/RussellQuantum/status/2104669848819384481)  


> 
> "Your brain washes itself on a schedule. 

A Rochester team just showed that reinforcing that schedule improves stroke recovery in mice, even when treatment starts 3 days after the stroke.

The glymphatic system is a network of perivascular spaces that flushes cerebrospinal fluid"


### Discussion #25 by @Artanis04
> **Author:** [@Artanis04](https://x.com/Artanis04)  
> **Metrics:** 9 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 257 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:52:55+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Artanis04/status/2104690844255354915](https://x.com/Artanis04/status/2104690844255354915)  


> **Visual Context:** A scatter plot chart titled 'UWEV-CRIM Clean Local GipsyX HVO North' showing measurements in meters over Pacific/Honolulu Time from September 22 to September 28, 2026, with data points trending upward from -0.003 to 0.006 meters.  

> 
> "#Kilauea: While we have broken the record for most overflows (184 so far) from the south & north vents before an Episode, the Summit continues to inflate and pressurize. GPS is rising rather fast compared to the tilts (which are also still rising)."


### Discussion #26 by @Mario___Ramirez
> **Author:** [@Mario___Ramirez](https://x.com/Mario___Ramirez)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 253 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:10:39+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Mario___Ramirez/status/2104680210318622989](https://x.com/Mario___Ramirez/status/2104680210318622989)  


> 
> "28/09/26  Señal Altimétrica      Regiones  #ElNiño 

#AnomalíaNivelMar  (ANM)
#VolumenAguaCálida  (VAC)

Comparativo:   22 Setiembre 2026   vs   1997
2015  vs   2023

(Fuente:  Copernicus Marine Service)"


### Discussion #27 by @allaboutvol
> **Author:** [@allaboutvol](https://x.com/allaboutvol)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 247 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T22:19:03+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/allaboutvol/status/2104697424186925322](https://x.com/allaboutvol/status/2104697424186925322)  


> 
> "amazing to see, it'll be sick to watch the moon missions!
youtube.com/watch?v=mSQnhK
…"


### Discussion #28 by @MoffittNews
> **Author:** [@MoffittNews](https://x.com/MoffittNews)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 238 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T20:51:31+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MoffittNews/status/2104675392745504827](https://x.com/MoffittNews/status/2104675392745504827)  


> **Visual Context:** A poster for the 'ASTRO 2026 Presidential Poster Recipients' honoring the highest-scoring posters in basic and translational science, from the American Society for Radiation Oncology's Multidisciplinary Thoracic Cancers Symposium.  

> 
> "Celebrating Moffitt’s #ASTRO26 Presidential Poster award recipients! 

Congratulations to Levi Martinka, MD (
@LeviMartinka3
), and John Peterson, MD (
@John_S_Pete
), recognized for top-scoring abstracts in basic and translational science. We’re proud to see their research in the"


### Discussion #29 by @testerlabor
> **Author:** [@testerlabor](https://x.com/testerlabor)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 232 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T22:11:19+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/testerlabor/status/2104695478008873375](https://x.com/testerlabor/status/2104695478008873375)  


> **Visual Context:** A digital painting depicting a SpaceX Starship rocket launching from a coastal launch pad, surrounded by massive billowing clouds of smoke and exhaust against a dramatic cloudy sky.  

> 
> "A painted scene of the liftoff of the first Starship orbital flight - beautiful art by Grok Imagine 2.0"


### Discussion #30 by @astrooalert
> **Author:** [@astrooalert](https://x.com/astrooalert)  
> **Metrics:** 11 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 224 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T22:18:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/astrooalert/status/2104697157005582599](https://x.com/astrooalert/status/2104697157005582599)  


> 
> "Andromeda Galaxy (M 31)"


### Discussion #31 by @origamiseagull
> **Author:** [@origamiseagull](https://x.com/origamiseagull)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 220 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:11:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/origamiseagull/status/2104680467966656548](https://x.com/origamiseagull/status/2104680467966656548)  


> 
> "White fronted goose lifer!! YAHOO YIPPEE YEEEEEHAW"


### Discussion #32 by @MiuUniverse
> **Author:** [@MiuUniverse](https://x.com/MiuUniverse)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 213 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:50:01+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MiuUniverse/status/2104690113871786064](https://x.com/MiuUniverse/status/2104690113871786064)  


> 
> "速報：太陽から絶対に巨大なプラズマ繊維が発射され、NASAは拡大するプラズマの「雲」が10月2日に地球に到達すると予想しています。"


### Discussion #33 by @Sausius_wx
> **Author:** [@Sausius_wx](https://x.com/Sausius_wx)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 210 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T20:59:44+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Sausius_wx/status/2104677462692991471](https://x.com/Sausius_wx/status/2104677462692991471)  


> **Visual Context:** An NHC weather map showing Tropical Storm Hanna's forecast cone over the Atlantic Ocean east of the US, dated Monday September 28, 2026, with sustained winds of 45 mph moving ESE at 17 mph.  

> 
> "The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season remains a season of slop. Eearlier today, another sloppy tropical storm named Hanna joined the frey. She should hang on for a couple of days, before a change in vector should cause the   system to be more thoroughly ventilated with dry air."


### Discussion #34 by @almavatv
> **Author:** [@almavatv](https://x.com/almavatv)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 182 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:22:33+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/almavatv/status/2104683203365863691](https://x.com/almavatv/status/2104683203365863691)  


> 
> "#huracán Polo de categoría 3 en la escala Saffir-Simpson se desplaza hacia Baja California Sur. 
@conagua_clima"


### Discussion #35 by @ProfAbelMendez
> **Author:** [@ProfAbelMendez](https://x.com/ProfAbelMendez)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 179 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:15:40+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ProfAbelMendez/status/2104681471663313193](https://x.com/ProfAbelMendez/status/2104681471663313193)  


> 
> "Stellar Pulsations Suggest Habitable-Zone Planet Around a Massive Star"


### Discussion #36 by @AvesArgentinas
> **Author:** [@AvesArgentinas](https://x.com/AvesArgentinas)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 174 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:30:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AvesArgentinas/status/2104685078458847731](https://x.com/AvesArgentinas/status/2104685078458847731)  


> **Visual Context:** A promotional poster for an in-person course titled 'Tucanes, Carpinteros y Chacurúes de Argentina' by Aves Argentinas, featuring a toco toucan perched on a branch, with dates listed as November 3, 5, 10, and 12, and instructors Claudia Nardini and Juan José Bonanno.  

> 
> "¡Descubrí los Tucanes, Carpinteros y Chacurúes de Argentina!  Conocé a fondo estos tres grupos de aves tan singulares y sus fascinantes adaptaciones. Además cuáles son las especies que habitan en Argentina, tips para identificarlas y los mejores lugares para hacerlo.

 Inicia"


### Discussion #37 by @GRASPlab
> **Author:** [@GRASPlab](https://x.com/GRASPlab)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 171 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T20:52:53+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/GRASPlab/status/2104675735898144827](https://x.com/GRASPlab/status/2104675735898144827)  


> 
> "Tomorrow, GRASP researchers in Sung Lab will present their work on the design of a robotic zipper for self-donning clothing at IROS 2026 as a finalist for the Best Paper Award on Robot Mechanisms and Design! Read the paper here: 
repository.upenn.edu/entities/publi
…  

#GRASPLab #IROS2026"


### Discussion #38 by @BirdMonitors
> **Author:** [@BirdMonitors](https://x.com/BirdMonitors)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 159 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T20:56:57+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BirdMonitors/status/2104676761632227811](https://x.com/BirdMonitors/status/2104676761632227811)  


> 
> "Want to learn how you can help CBCM save birds but couldn't make the earlier training sessions?

New training session added!

Saturday October 10 – 11am to 1 pm
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N. Cannon Drive, Chicago"


### Discussion #39 by @dabblerer_
> **Author:** [@dabblerer_](https://x.com/dabblerer_)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 140 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:51:28+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dabblerer_/status/2104690481938551205](https://x.com/dabblerer_/status/2104690481938551205)  


> 
> "Day 2 at 
@ieeeiros
, humanoids from 
@ROBOTIS
 and 
@UnitreeRobotics
 try to get to know one another 

Looks like it might take some time"


### Discussion #40 by @Santialonsovigo
> **Author:** [@Santialonsovigo](https://x.com/Santialonsovigo)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 133 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:30:49+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Santialonsovigo/status/2104685283514142727](https://x.com/Santialonsovigo/status/2104685283514142727)  


> 
> "Mariposa papilio machaon."


### Discussion #41 by @moonlunelle
> **Author:** [@moonlunelle](https://x.com/moonlunelle)  
> **Metrics:** 9 likes · 1 retweets · 2 comments · 88 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T22:15:15+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/moonlunelle/status/2104696467810349455](https://x.com/moonlunelle/status/2104696467810349455)  


> 
> "GUYS GRAVITY IS MOVING UP"


### Discussion #42 by @londonbaithead
> **Author:** [@londonbaithead](https://x.com/londonbaithead)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 53 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:20:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/londonbaithead/status/2104682561137983757](https://x.com/londonbaithead/status/2104682561137983757)  


> 
> "SpaceX’s Starship completed its first orbital flight and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean."


### Discussion #43 by @birdd111
> **Author:** [@birdd111](https://x.com/birdd111)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 23 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T22:11:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/birdd111/status/2104695395406536769](https://x.com/birdd111/status/2104695395406536769)  


> **Visual Context:** A photo of a Pacific gull with white and black plumage walking on a sandy beach.  

> 
> "Pacific gull
Scientific name: Larus pacificus
The Pacific gull was first described by English ornithologist John Latham in 1801. It is native to the coasts of Australia. This species can range in length from 58 to 66 cm and weigh from 900 to 1,180 g (1.98 to 2.60 lb)."


### Discussion #44 by @HVERI_org
> **Author:** [@HVERI_org](https://x.com/HVERI_org)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 14 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T21:03:13+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/HVERI_org/status/2104678336903749838](https://x.com/HVERI_org/status/2104678336903749838)  


> **Visual Context:** An aerial view of an active volcanic crater with hardened, dark lava rock formations in the foreground and glowing red lava and steam venting from fissures within the crater.  

> 
> "South Vent Overflows

HVO/USGS DAILY UPDATE
Monday, September 28, 2026, 8:21 AM HST

Small overflows from the north vent continue, and the south vent also producing a few small overflows.

Full write up: 
volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/no
…"


### Discussion #45 by @TSSalamander
> **Author:** [@TSSalamander](https://x.com/TSSalamander)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 6 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T22:28:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TSSalamander/status/2104699710330093890](https://x.com/TSSalamander/status/2104699710330093890)  


> 
> "Like it really does take all that time to progress to humans. You cannot human with dinosaur conditions. Only with mammalian conditions. It takes a fixed ammount of time."


### Discussion #46 by @3NewsNowOmaha
> **Author:** [@3NewsNowOmaha](https://x.com/3NewsNowOmaha)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 6 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T22:33:04+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/3NewsNowOmaha/status/2104700948471820345](https://x.com/3NewsNowOmaha/status/2104700948471820345)  


> **Visual Context:** A weather forecaster on '3 NEWS NOW' displays estimated rain totals for Thursday, October 1, 2026, highlighting 3-5 inches of rain and flooding concerns across the Midwest.  

> 
> "More heavy rain around Omaha this week, flooding possible"


### Discussion #47 by @TSSalamander
> **Author:** [@TSSalamander](https://x.com/TSSalamander)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 4 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-28T22:28:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TSSalamander/status/2104699714109407623](https://x.com/TSSalamander/status/2104699714109407623)  


> 
> "In addition, our sun is basically the only viable way to do it at this speed. Our planet and star can only really appear and be in a stable enough environment when it did. We're in the time when the noise is not too heavy for the reason. It came about very recently."