# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-09-29 19:20 UTC > **Category:** Science > **Status:** Trending Up > **Timestamp:** 2026-09-29 19:20 UTC (2026-09-29T19:20:00Z) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-29-19-20/non_crypto/science > **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-29-19-20/non_crypto.md --- ## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment - **Total Posts:** 39 - **Total Impressions:** 135.5K - **Bullish / Positive:** 8 - **Bearish / Negative:** 4 - **Neutral:** 27 --- ## Engagement Analysis Total Engagement - Comments: 56, Retweets: 583, Likes: 3549, Impressions: 135472 --- ## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence ### Discussion #1 by @Complex > **Author:** [@Complex](https://x.com/Complex) > **Metrics:** 3.0K likes · 439 retweets · 20 comments · 79.8K views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T17:30:20+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Complex/status/2104987154057171009](https://x.com/Complex/status/2104987154057171009) > **Visual Context:** A fuzzy penguin chick rests beside a hatching egg on a bed of pebbles, sheltered beneath the body of an adult penguin, illustrating the life cycle of the newly identified Pygoscelis kerguelensis gentoo penguin species discovered on the remote Kerguelen Islands. > > "A new penguin species has been identified for the first time in more than 100 years. Scientists identified Pygoscelis kerguelensis, a previously unknown gentoo penguin species living on the remote Kerguelen Islands in the Indian Ocean, about 1,200 miles north of Antarctica." ### Discussion #2 by @NASA > **Author:** [@NASA](https://x.com/NASA) > **Metrics:** 88 likes · 17 retweets · 5 comments · 29.7K views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T19:19:45+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NASA/status/2105014687532212518](https://x.com/NASA/status/2105014687532212518) > **Visual Context:** Four astronauts in white SpaceX spacesuits and helmets pose together in front of a wall displaying mission patches, prepared for the upcoming Crew-13 launch to the @Space_Station as announced in the post. The image visually represents the crew referenced in the prelaunch conference and launch date details (Sept. 30 and Oct. 1). > > "We're ready for Crew-13 to launch to the @Space_Station ! Join us for a prelaunch conference on Sept. 30 and launch on Oct. 1: go.nasa.gov/4hSzzKG" ### Discussion #3 by @NASASpaceflight > **Author:** [@NASASpaceflight](https://x.com/NASASpaceflight) > **Metrics:** 174 likes · 7 retweets · 7 comments · 8.3K views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T18:45:38+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NASASpaceflight/status/2105006100861108296](https://x.com/NASASpaceflight/status/2105006100861108296) > > "Great view of the SQD arm getting out of way." ### Discussion #4 by @NWSWPC > **Author:** [@NWSWPC](https://x.com/NWSWPC) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 2.8K views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T19:03:46+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NWSWPC/status/2105010665094009023](https://x.com/NWSWPC/status/2105010665094009023) > **Visual Context:** A GOES18 satellite image from 260929/1840 displays a convective outlook highlighting an Upper Low and Moist Deep Layer Cyclonic Flow over the Southwestern U.S., with CAPE values of 750, 500, and 250. The graphic warns that "scattered areas of showers and thunderstorms may cause some flash flooding concerns going through the afternoon and early evening hours" across parts of Far Eastern CA, Far Southern NV, Southern UT, and Northern and Central AZ (WPC MPD #1399). > > "#WPC_MD 1399 affecting Far Eastern CA...Far Southern NV...Southern UT...Northern and Central AZ, #utwx #azwx #nvwx #cawx, wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/metwatch/metwa …" ### Discussion #5 by @Space_Station > **Author:** [@Space_Station](https://x.com/Space_Station) > **Metrics:** 8 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 2.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T19:21:04+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Space_Station/status/2105015020719645007](https://x.com/Space_Station/status/2105015020719645007) > **Visual Context:** Four astronauts in white SpaceX spacesuits, with "M. HOPKINS" visible on the rightmost suit's chest, pose together aboard the International Space Station with international flags displayed in the background. They are the Expedition 75 crew members preparing the Dragon spacecraft for their return journey home. > > "Four Expedition 75 crew members are packing up the @SpaceX Dragon for the ride home early next month. Air and water quality checks rounded out Tuesday's schedule on the space station. More... go.nasa.gov/4dfc3VD" ### Discussion #6 by @realAnn_29 > **Author:** [@realAnn_29](https://x.com/realAnn_29) > **Metrics:** 42 likes · 23 retweets · 7 comments · 2.4K views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T06:43:26+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/realAnn_29/status/2104824354483659236](https://x.com/realAnn_29/status/2104824354483659236) > > "Meet the hoatzin, a truly unusual bird found in the swamps of the Amazon and Orinoco. Often called the "stink bird," it feeds mainly on leaves and digests them through bacterial fermentation, much like a cow. That unusual digestive system gives it a strong, barn like smell. But" ### Discussion #7 by @Space_Station > **Author:** [@Space_Station](https://x.com/Space_Station) > **Metrics:** 43 likes · 5 retweets · 2 comments · 2.2K views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T19:23:43+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Space_Station/status/2105015684409536560](https://x.com/Space_Station/status/2105015684409536560) > > "Four Expedition 75 crew members are packing up the @SpaceX Dragon for the ride home early next month. Also, air and water quality checks rounded out Tuesday's schedule aboard the space station. More... go.nasa.gov/4dfc3VD" ### Discussion #8 by @k_rana30886 > **Author:** [@k_rana30886](https://x.com/k_rana30886) > **Metrics:** 73 likes · 68 retweets · 8 comments · 1.3K views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T14:41:58+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/k_rana30886/status/2104944781411627393](https://x.com/k_rana30886/status/2104944781411627393) > > "You might also want to try this method to make water disappear." ### Discussion #9 by @noticieristas > **Author:** [@noticieristas](https://x.com/noticieristas) > **Metrics:** 8 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 596 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T18:46:45+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/noticieristas/status/2105006384672559256](https://x.com/noticieristas/status/2105006384672559256) > > "Hurricane Polo strikes and floods Guaymas, Sonora Hurricane 'Polo' left flooding on streets and sidewalks in Guaymas, Sonora, as it advanced toward the coast as a category 1. Authorities activated the DN-III-E Plan and asked the population to remain under shelter." ### Discussion #10 by @Ovniologia01 > **Author:** [@Ovniologia01](https://x.com/Ovniologia01) > **Metrics:** 14 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 594 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T17:54:54+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Ovniologia01/status/2104993334171209744](https://x.com/Ovniologia01/status/2104993334171209744) > > "This is very interesting: Chinese scientists have managed to create a magnetic robot that removes objects from inside our body. The device works like a small capsule controlled by external magnetic fields. Its structure can open and close to envelop and capture objects," ### Discussion #11 by @TornadictWx > **Author:** [@TornadictWx](https://x.com/TornadictWx) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 559 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T18:36:23+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TornadictWx/status/2105003774062342261](https://x.com/TornadictWx/status/2105003774062342261) > > "Here's a look at the latest precipitation timing via the RRFS...playing around with the camera track feature. Pretty damn cool stuff!" ### Discussion #12 by @reddit > **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 500 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T19:22:33.688000+00:00 > > "This volcano in Indonesia appears to have rivers of electric-blue fire flowing down its slopes" ### Discussion #13 by @Imagen_Mx > **Author:** [@Imagen_Mx](https://x.com/Imagen_Mx) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 389 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T17:26:31+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Imagen_Mx/status/2104986193133961331](https://x.com/Imagen_Mx/status/2104986193133961331) > **Visual Context:** A professional broadcast shot of a woman with short brown hair and glasses wearing a patterned shirt against a blue studio background. > > "#EnvironmentalImage | Now they want to destroy the Aquarium of the World. @lorerivera tells us about the Gulf of California, a unique ecosystem that houses an extraordinary marine diversity, in the #FirstBroadcast with @ivonnemelgar ." ### Discussion #14 by @lolRadon > **Author:** [@lolRadon](https://x.com/lolRadon) > **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 379 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T18:12:15+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/lolRadon/status/2104997702761423121](https://x.com/lolRadon/status/2104997702761423121) > > "Niggas who think we landed on the moon so gullible" ### Discussion #15 by @Clint_wx > **Author:** [@Clint_wx](https://x.com/Clint_wx) > **Metrics:** 6 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 345 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T19:05:45+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Clint_wx/status/2105011164367462680](https://x.com/Clint_wx/status/2105011164367462680) > > "Flash flooding ongoing on 185 6 miles northwest of Fort Seldon, NM at 1pm #NMwx @NWSElPaso" ### Discussion #16 by @utktun > **Author:** [@utktun](https://x.com/utktun) > **Metrics:** 15 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 273 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T17:47:45+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/utktun/status/2104991535649710486](https://x.com/utktun/status/2104991535649710486) > > "save and protect animals - habitats on earth as human" ### Discussion #17 by @DDYoficialmx > **Author:** [@DDYoficialmx](https://x.com/DDYoficialmx) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 254 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T17:18:33+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DDYoficialmx/status/2104984184884449428](https://x.com/DDYoficialmx/status/2104984184884449428) > > "Fuerte corriente de agua en las calles de Guaymas, debido al huracán Polo" ### Discussion #18 by @benwehrman > **Author:** [@benwehrman](https://x.com/benwehrman) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 253 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T19:22:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/benwehrman/status/2105015254623154232](https://x.com/benwehrman/status/2105015254623154232) > **Visual Context:** An infographic showing sand dunes and icebergs, with text explaining that if the sun's heat travels 93 million miles to the Sahara, the additional 4000 miles to Antarctica is a difference of only 0.0004%. > > "The Sun is hot. When it moves closer to you from morning to noon, it gets hotter. When it moves away from you from afternoon to evening, it gets colder. The outer edge of the Earth (Antarctica) is very cold, because the Sun hardly ever passes over it. Get it?" ### Discussion #19 by @dailyshopieclip > **Author:** [@dailyshopieclip](https://x.com/dailyshopieclip) > **Metrics:** 11 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 249 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T18:31:14+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dailyshopieclip/status/2105002478463037514](https://x.com/dailyshopieclip/status/2105002478463037514) > > "Elon Musk did it again with another historic rocket launch The entire sky lit up as humanity took another step to the stars Witnessing history being made right in front of our eyes in 4K" ### Discussion #20 by @astronomytodayy > **Author:** [@astronomytodayy](https://x.com/astronomytodayy) > **Metrics:** 9 likes · 5 retweets · 0 comments · 239 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T19:00:01+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/astronomytodayy/status/2105009720042176978](https://x.com/astronomytodayy/status/2105009720042176978) > **Visual Context:** A comet with a bright green head streaking across a starry night sky above an old wooden barn and field. > > "WHAT A SIGHT! This is Comet Lemmon as seen from Herndon, Kansas. The comet, which hails from the outer edges of our solar system, just made its closest brush with Earth on Tuesday. High Resolution Photography" ### Discussion #21 by @MDPIOpenAccess > **Author:** [@MDPIOpenAccess](https://x.com/MDPIOpenAccess) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 211 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T18:30:42+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MDPIOpenAccess/status/2105002341967474748](https://x.com/MDPIOpenAccess/status/2105002341967474748) > **Visual Context:** A brown book cover titled 'From Waste to Energy: Anaerobic Digestion Technologies,' a special issue reprint edited by Christian Aragón-Briceño, Panagiotis Boutikos, and Musa Manga from mdpi.com/journal/energies. > > "With over 37,000 views, this Special Issue published in @Energies_MDPI (ISSN 1996-1073) explores solutions to accelerating sustainable renewable energy. Read the Open Access @BooksMDPI reprint: brnw.ch/21x637l#MDPI #OpenAccess #Energies #MDPIBooks #Research" ### Discussion #22 by @birdsaroundcy > **Author:** [@birdsaroundcy](https://x.com/birdsaroundcy) > **Metrics:** 4 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 189 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T18:32:21+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/birdsaroundcy/status/2105002759015801154](https://x.com/birdsaroundcy/status/2105002759015801154) > > "14 Great white Pelican reported at Achna Dam Short toed Eagle reported at Akrotiri The first European Stonechat of the Autumn reported at Larnaca Desal fields The first Eurasian Skylark & Common Chiffchaff of the Autumn reported at Agia Varvara #cyprusbirds" ### Discussion #23 by @AsgardiaSpace > **Author:** [@AsgardiaSpace](https://x.com/AsgardiaSpace) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 185 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T18:00:01+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AsgardiaSpace/status/2104994621818548444](https://x.com/AsgardiaSpace/status/2104994621818548444) > > "For most of human history, the Moon's far side was hidden from us. In 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts became the first humans to see it directly while orbiting the Moon. The same mission also gave us the iconic Earthrise photo. NASA #Space #Apollo8" ### Discussion #24 by @FalconSpaceLabs > **Author:** [@FalconSpaceLabs](https://x.com/FalconSpaceLabs) > **Metrics:** 6 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 162 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T18:50:44+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/FalconSpaceLabs/status/2105007385593184373](https://x.com/FalconSpaceLabs/status/2105007385593184373) > > "Mark Sokol takes us inside Falcon Space Labs for a walkthrough of the Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) equipment they’re using to investigate Dr. Frederick Alzofon’s gravity-modification concepts. falconspace.org" ### Discussion #25 by @_cosmicearth > **Author:** [@_cosmicearth](https://x.com/_cosmicearth) > **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 159 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T18:21:24+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2105000005253861700](https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2105000005253861700) > > "Saturn captured just 30 minutes before sunset" ### Discussion #26 by @1Nicdar > **Author:** [@1Nicdar](https://x.com/1Nicdar) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 157 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T19:24:02+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/1Nicdar/status/2105015764994441334](https://x.com/1Nicdar/status/2105015764994441334) > > "Hey @grok , is this a real video of 2 different seas adjacent to each other?" ### Discussion #27 by @Tesslaaaaaa > **Author:** [@Tesslaaaaaa](https://x.com/Tesslaaaaaa) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 134 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T17:48:35+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Tesslaaaaaa/status/2104991746157371429](https://x.com/Tesslaaaaaa/status/2104991746157371429) > > "Quantum teleportation breakthrough: Scientists crack a 25-year entanglement challenge share.google/Xh6CC5W5GGx8CR … Scientists have cracked a decades-old challenge in measuring multi-photon quantum entanglement, potentially clearing a path toward more powerful quantum technologies." ### Discussion #28 by @mutton2pyaza > **Author:** [@mutton2pyaza](https://x.com/mutton2pyaza) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 123 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T18:19:01+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/mutton2pyaza/status/2104999402909929523](https://x.com/mutton2pyaza/status/2104999402909929523) > > "waning gibbous" ### Discussion #29 by @jaydpaid > **Author:** [@jaydpaid](https://x.com/jaydpaid) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 110 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T19:13:46+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/jaydpaid/status/2105013183253471650](https://x.com/jaydpaid/status/2105013183253471650) > > "studies say sending for my lunch that i am about to go get makes you more attractive and smarter #science" ### Discussion #30 by @cosmicpulsee > **Author:** [@cosmicpulsee](https://x.com/cosmicpulsee) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 81 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T18:45:28+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cosmicpulsee/status/2105006061023559950](https://x.com/cosmicpulsee/status/2105006061023559950) > > "We're just drifting through space So we can say that the Earth is flying through space at approximately 2 million km/hour. This science creates a very interesting scenario. Imagine, we're flying at a speed of approximately 2 million km/hour, but we don't feel it at all." ### Discussion #31 by @zsantinhaop > **Author:** [@zsantinhaop](https://x.com/zsantinhaop) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 73 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T17:29:19+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/zsantinhaop/status/2104986894836580856](https://x.com/zsantinhaop/status/2104986894836580856) > > "There is no turning back once the crossing begins. Driven by pure instinct, these wildebeests take a heart-stopping plunge down a sheer dirt cliff into the rushing river below. It is a raw, breathtaking display of what survival demands in the wild." ### Discussion #32 by @cosmicpulsee > **Author:** [@cosmicpulsee](https://x.com/cosmicpulsee) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 67 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T19:10:29+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cosmicpulsee/status/2105012355105169495](https://x.com/cosmicpulsee/status/2105012355105169495) > > "Jupiter" ### Discussion #33 by @cosmicpulsee > **Author:** [@cosmicpulsee](https://x.com/cosmicpulsee) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 60 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T18:49:26+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cosmicpulsee/status/2105007057191743597](https://x.com/cosmicpulsee/status/2105007057191743597) > > ""The Sun tears Apart the solar system."" ### Discussion #34 by @cosmicpulsee > **Author:** [@cosmicpulsee](https://x.com/cosmicpulsee) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 29 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T19:13:26+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cosmicpulsee/status/2105013099090903459](https://x.com/cosmicpulsee/status/2105013099090903459) > > "Ever wondered what lies deep beneath the swirling clouds of Jupiter? Dive inside the massive gas giant to reveal its violent, lightning-charged atmosphere and fiery dense core!" ### Discussion #35 by @cosmicpulsee > **Author:** [@cosmicpulsee](https://x.com/cosmicpulsee) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 26 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T19:11:34+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cosmicpulsee/status/2105012627294597310](https://x.com/cosmicpulsee/status/2105012627294597310) > > "The Storm That Shouldn’t Exist on Jupiter Deep inside Jupiter’s endless clouds, something feels different… A massive storm spirals across the planet, hiding a mystery beneath its raging atmosphere." ### Discussion #36 by @cosmicpulsee > **Author:** [@cosmicpulsee](https://x.com/cosmicpulsee) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 25 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T19:03:17+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cosmicpulsee/status/2105010545703420356](https://x.com/cosmicpulsee/status/2105010545703420356) > > "On the night the sun nearly fried the world, between September 1st and 2nd, 1859, the sun threw a fit so violent it has no parallel in recorded history. It's known as the Carrington Event, named after the English astronomer Richard Carrington, who observed a region of the sun" ### Discussion #37 by @isaac_fearing > **Author:** [@isaac_fearing](https://x.com/isaac_fearing) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 15 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T18:08:28+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/isaac_fearing/status/2104996748557201554](https://x.com/isaac_fearing/status/2104996748557201554) > > "Red Volcanic Sands" ### Discussion #38 by @Jimena_Z2 > **Author:** [@Jimena_Z2](https://x.com/Jimena_Z2) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 14 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T18:48:36+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Jimena_Z2/status/2105006847715688593](https://x.com/Jimena_Z2/status/2105006847715688593) > > "The Bird That Feeds On Giraffe Blood" ### Discussion #39 by @cosmicpulsee > **Author:** [@cosmicpulsee](https://x.com/cosmicpulsee) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 9 views > **Posted:** 2026-09-29T19:07:34+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/cosmicpulsee/status/2105011621013979386](https://x.com/cosmicpulsee/status/2105011621013979386) > > "Autumn is officially here! The autumn equinox occurred."