# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-09-30 21:30 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Neutral  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-09-30 21:30 UTC (2026-09-30T21:30:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-30-21-30/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-30-21-30/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 16
- **Total Impressions:** 240.1K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 2
- **Bearish / Negative:** 2
- **Neutral:** 12

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 6, Retweets: 1066, Likes: 1591, Impressions: 240133


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @UN_NERV
> **Author:** [@UN_NERV](https://x.com/UN_NERV)  
> **Metrics:** 1.2K likes · 1.0K retweets · 0 comments · 217.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T19:27:47+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/UN_NERV/status/2105379096809328763](https://x.com/UN_NERV/status/2105379096809328763)  


> 
> "【Typhoon No. 27 Situation and Forecast October 1, 2026 04:27】
Typhoon No. 27 (CHOI-WAN) has formed."


### Discussion #2 by @_MaxQ_
> **Author:** [@_MaxQ_](https://x.com/_MaxQ_)  
> **Metrics:** 201 likes · 30 retweets · 1 comments · 7.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T19:16:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_MaxQ_/status/2105376199274803232](https://x.com/_MaxQ_/status/2105376199274803232)  


> **Visual Context:** A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with the Crew Dragon capsule (bearing visible "NASA" and "SpaceX" logos) stands vertical on the launch pad at SLC-40, flanked by lightning towers and the crew access arm. The image captures the rocket just hours before the scheduled 11:10am ET launch of NASA's Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station.  

> 
> "The stage is set at SLC-40 for Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon Grace for NASA's Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station, scheduled to launch tomorrow morning at 11:10am ET.

Commander Jessica Watkins, pilot Luke Delaney, CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut"


### Discussion #3 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 32 likes · 0 retweets · 3 comments · 3.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T16:34:59.487000+00:00  



> 
> "Fossil long known as world’s oldest reptile dethroned: Study uncovers hidden gills and fish-like teeth in 345-million-year-old fossil, challenging long-held ideas about the origins of reptiles and life on land"


### Discussion #4 by @NASAScience_
> **Author:** [@NASAScience_](https://x.com/NASAScience_)  
> **Metrics:** 70 likes · 15 retweets · 2 comments · 2.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T21:18:08+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NASAScience_/status/2105406869514633592](https://x.com/NASAScience_/status/2105406869514633592)  


> **Visual Context:** The Moon's cratered surface dominates the frame with a small, distant crescent Earth peeking over its horizon against the black void of space. The image visually represents NASA's PRISM program, which is selecting science investigations to support future human exploration and a lunar outpost at the Moon.  

> 
> "NASA has selected three new science investigations through its PRISM program to prepare for humanity’s first lunar outpost, 
@NASAMoonBase
. 

From monitoring hazards to finding natural shelters and mapping water ice, take a look at the science paving the way for lunar exploration:"


### Discussion #5 by @fasc1nate
> **Author:** [@fasc1nate](https://x.com/fasc1nate)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 2.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T21:30:06+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/fasc1nate/status/2105409878978089350](https://x.com/fasc1nate/status/2105409878978089350)  


> **Visual Context:** An elderly man, appearing to be in his 80s, stands against a weathered concrete wall wearing a dark blazer over a black shirt and orange garment, with a visibly asymmetrical and paralyzed left side of his face. The image illustrates the post's caption about Anatoli Bugorski, the Soviet physicist who survived a 200-times fatal dose of radiation after accidentally placing his head in a particle accelerator in 1978, with his facial paralysis still evident at age 83.  

> 
> "On 13 July 1978, Soviet physicist Anatoli Bugorski inadvertently placed his head inside a particle accelerator, burning a hole through his brain. 

Despite receiving 200 times the fatal dose of radiation, he survived. Now 83, the paralyzed left side of his face seemingly does not"


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

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T21:35:53+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NWStornado/status/2105411335978631262](https://x.com/NWStornado/status/2105411335978631262)  


> 
> "Tornado Warning continues for Albert KS and  Olmitz KS until 4:45 PM CDT"


### Discussion #7 by @universal_sci
> **Author:** [@universal_sci](https://x.com/universal_sci)  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 1.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T21:23:10+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/universal_sci/status/2105408135221416306](https://x.com/universal_sci/status/2105408135221416306)  


> **Visual Context:** A breathtaking, painterly view of the Messier 17 Nebula (Omega Nebula) reveals glowing clouds of gas and dust sculpted by the intense radiation of newly formed stars. No text or numbers are visible in the image itself.  

> 
> "A dramatic, painting-like view of the Messier 17 Nebula, revealing vast luminous clouds shaped by the energy of new-born stars.

(Credit: ESO/R. Chini)"


### Discussion #8 by @ALERTCalifornia
> **Author:** [@ALERTCalifornia](https://x.com/ALERTCalifornia)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 616 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T20:51:24+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ALERTCalifornia/status/2105400138969571542](https://x.com/ALERTCalifornia/status/2105400138969571542)  


> **Visual Context:** An ALERTCalifornia and UC San Diego webcam image courtesy of PG&E, showing a sunset over a forested mountain range with mist rolling through the trees; timestamped 2026/09/30 06:30:11.70.  

> 
> "This morning's sunrise over the #DomeFire near Yosemite National Park captured by the Signal Peak Lookout 1 camera. Emergency managers continue to use ALERTCalifornia's network to monitor the incident and smoke in the surrounding area. Live conditions: 
bit.ly/4yyU9pt"


### Discussion #9 by @Atomthecreator
> **Author:** [@Atomthecreator](https://x.com/Atomthecreator)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 604 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T18:00:08+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Atomthecreator/status/2105357037857128567](https://x.com/Atomthecreator/status/2105357037857128567)  


> 
> "When was the last time you saw a firefly?"


### Discussion #10 by @adamonzon
> **Author:** [@adamonzon](https://x.com/adamonzon)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 585 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T20:41:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/adamonzon/status/2105397703991550462](https://x.com/adamonzon/status/2105397703991550462)  


> 
> "Impressive drone video of the #Camuy coast. See sediment fans coming out of the Río Camuy. Thanks to Kenier Medina."


### Discussion #11 by @astronomytodayy
> **Author:** [@astronomytodayy](https://x.com/astronomytodayy)  
> **Metrics:** 12 likes · 6 retweets · 0 comments · 471 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T21:00:02+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/astronomytodayy/status/2105402314097934758](https://x.com/astronomytodayy/status/2105402314097934758)  


> **Visual Context:** A mathematical visualization showing two oval-shaped openings with iridescent glowing edges on a brown textured surface, with the watermark '@Mathelirium' in the top right corner.  

> 
> "Two black holes dance faster and faster, bleeding energy into gravitational waves until their final cosmic chirp ends in a violent merger, leaving behind one rapidly spinning black hole. >"


### Discussion #12 by @wrzl
> **Author:** [@wrzl](https://x.com/wrzl)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 332 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T20:52:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/wrzl/status/2105400293177307629](https://x.com/wrzl/status/2105400293177307629)  


> 
> "How An Injury Changes A Deer’s Next Antler"


### Discussion #13 by @_cosmicearth
> **Author:** [@_cosmicearth](https://x.com/_cosmicearth)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 251 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T21:12:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2105405361033494768](https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2105405361033494768)  


> 
> "Two black holes dance faster and faster, bleeding energy into gravitational waves until their final cosmic chirp ends in a violent merger, leaving behind one rapidly spinning black hole. >"


### Discussion #14 by @earth_moonw
> **Author:** [@earth_moonw](https://x.com/earth_moonw)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 249 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T20:17:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/earth_moonw/status/2105391654416859568](https://x.com/earth_moonw/status/2105391654416859568)  


> 
> "black Hole"


### Discussion #15 by @ASIHubHQ
> **Author:** [@ASIHubHQ](https://x.com/ASIHubHQ)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 124 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T21:11:14+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ASIHubHQ/status/2105405130623328386](https://x.com/ASIHubHQ/status/2105405130623328386)  


> **Visual Context:** A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule sits atop a Falcon 9 rocket on a launch pad at sunset, displaying the NASA logo, an American flag, and 'Freedom' on the spacecraft.  

> 
> "Catching a 250-ton orbital booster with mechanical chopsticks in mid-air still feels like a glitch in the simulation."


### Discussion #16 by @_cosmicearth
> **Author:** [@_cosmicearth](https://x.com/_cosmicearth)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 67 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T21:22:37+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2105407996990001427](https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2105407996990001427)  


> **Visual Context:** A comparison image labeled "Hélice Nebula" showing a space nebula on top and "Human Eye" showing a close-up of an iris on the bottom, highlighting the visual similarity between the two.  

> 
> "Same Physics, same laws, same patterns."