# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-02 19:10 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-10-02 19:10 UTC (2026-10-02T19:10:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-02-19-10/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-02-19-10/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 20
- **Total Impressions:** 9.0K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 6
- **Bearish / Negative:** 1
- **Neutral:** 13

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 35, Retweets: 70, Likes: 316, Impressions: 9046


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @NASAKennedy
> **Author:** [@NASAKennedy](https://x.com/NASAKennedy)  
> **Metrics:** 50 likes · 6 retweets · 3 comments · 3.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T18:58:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NASAKennedy/status/2106096415587840118](https://x.com/NASAKennedy/status/2106096415587840118)  


> **Visual Context:** A SpaceX rocket ascends through dense clouds against a blue sky, carrying NASA's Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station. The launch supports the Oct 1 dual-launch event mentioned in the post, which sent astronauts Jessica Watkins and others toward the orbiting laboratory.  

> 
> "ICYMI: Four People. Three SmallSats. Two Launches. Opposite Coasts. One Great Day for NASA! 

NASA teams supported two launches on Oct. 1. At 11:10 a.m. ET, the 
@SpaceX
 Crew-13 mission departed Florida for the 
@Space_Station
, carrying 
@NASA
 astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke"


### Discussion #2 by @dmrseyran
> **Author:** [@dmrseyran](https://x.com/dmrseyran)  
> **Metrics:** 151 likes · 54 retweets · 24 comments · 1.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T13:20:52+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dmrseyran/status/2106011533562216496](https://x.com/dmrseyran/status/2106011533562216496)  


> 
> "Tree hunters to the stage! Who will be the first to know this plant?"


### Discussion #3 by @geotechwar
> **Author:** [@geotechwar](https://x.com/geotechwar)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 686 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T18:22:27+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/geotechwar/status/2106087430298476652](https://x.com/geotechwar/status/2106087430298476652)  


> 
> "UPDATE: Victoria SES alerts Central Victoria and Gippsland after an active seismic sequence. 

A strong M4.8 earthquake struck Leongatha at 2:01 a.m., followed by an M3.1 aftershock at 2:56 a.m. No immediate threat reported.

Australia - Melbourne - Sismo - Terremoto - Temblor"


### Discussion #4 by @peterrhague
> **Author:** [@peterrhague](https://x.com/peterrhague)  
> **Metrics:** 33 likes · 1 retweets · 2 comments · 627 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T18:51:02+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/peterrhague/status/2106094626134274396](https://x.com/peterrhague/status/2106094626134274396)  


> **Visual Context:** A view from space showing a satellite with cylindrical components, Earth's blue atmosphere in the background, and a robotic arm in the foreground.  

> 
> "SpaceX continue to produce amazing cover art for sci fi books."


### Discussion #5 by @AmX_ZaxTr
> **Author:** [@AmX_ZaxTr](https://x.com/AmX_ZaxTr)  
> **Metrics:** 9 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 419 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T17:55:24+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AmX_ZaxTr/status/2106080625232953550](https://x.com/AmX_ZaxTr/status/2106080625232953550)  


> 
> "The holy grail of access to space is a fully reusable orbital rocket."


### Discussion #6 by @gaebolg1
> **Author:** [@gaebolg1](https://x.com/gaebolg1)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 399 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T17:20:37+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/gaebolg1/status/2106071869313171919](https://x.com/gaebolg1/status/2106071869313171919)  


> 
> "今は無き…かな？　塩化物泉だけど左の熱湯は何故か泡付きあり。　鹿児島"


### Discussion #7 by @VoltexGar
> **Author:** [@VoltexGar](https://x.com/VoltexGar)  
> **Metrics:** 22 likes · 1 retweets · 2 comments · 338 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T18:04:21+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/VoltexGar/status/2106082878333542785](https://x.com/VoltexGar/status/2106082878333542785)  


> 
> "You believe you are in control of your decisions. A behavioral economist went on stage and proved, with a few simple visual tricks, that you are not.

Dan Ariely shows our mistakes are not random. They are systematic, predictable, and we keep repeating them even after we are told"


### Discussion #8 by @Stellarixorine
> **Author:** [@Stellarixorine](https://x.com/Stellarixorine)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 280 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T17:07:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Stellarixorine/status/2106068584250462258](https://x.com/Stellarixorine/status/2106068584250462258)  


> 
> "At extreme altitude, an aircraft can run out of room to fly.

As altitude increases, the margin between the low-speed stall boundary and the high-speed Mach buffet boundary can become extremely narrow.

Fly too slowly, and the wings can approach a stall.
Fly too fast, and"


### Discussion #9 by @c1cadoidea
> **Author:** [@c1cadoidea](https://x.com/c1cadoidea)  
> **Metrics:** 14 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 274 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T18:00:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/c1cadoidea/status/2106081781703409941](https://x.com/c1cadoidea/status/2106081781703409941)  


> 
> "黑丽宝岛蝉 “Heilibao Island Cicada” / 臺灣爺蟬 “Taiwan’s Cicada” (Formotosena seebohmi)
inaturalist.org/observations/1
…"


### Discussion #10 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 200 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T18:51:35.159000+00:00  



> 
> "Reposting: What would cause the uv reactions in this petrified wood?"


### Discussion #11 by @dkmitc
> **Author:** [@dkmitc](https://x.com/dkmitc)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 150 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T17:56:37+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/dkmitc/status/2106080931152794069](https://x.com/dkmitc/status/2106080931152794069)  


> 
> "I didn’t know this! 
@cybertruck
 is certified to save astronauts. Badass"


### Discussion #12 by @TheUniverse_CBS
> **Author:** [@TheUniverse_CBS](https://x.com/TheUniverse_CBS)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 119 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T18:58:12+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TheUniverse_CBS/status/2106096426635887036](https://x.com/TheUniverse_CBS/status/2106096426635887036)  


> 
> "20,000 light-years away, a star is still echoing its ancient outburst across space.

V838 Monocerotis erupted in 2002, and Hubble captured its light bouncing through surrounding dust creating one of the most mesmerizing light echoes ever seen. 

Credit: NASA, ESA, H. Bond"


### Discussion #13 by @Nature_Beauty11
> **Author:** [@Nature_Beauty11](https://x.com/Nature_Beauty11)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 116 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T18:29:20+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Nature_Beauty11/status/2106089163816939877](https://x.com/Nature_Beauty11/status/2106089163816939877)  


> **Visual Context:** A digital artwork of a whale's tail emerging from the ocean with a large, glowing orange full moon in the background and light reflecting on the water.  

> 
> "One of the most unforgettable ways to imagine the Harvest Moon. 

A humpback whale lifts its massive tail above the dark ocean, perfectly aligned with a glowing full Moon behind it.

The Moon isn't actually this close to the whale. A long telephoto lens and precise timing can"


### Discussion #14 by @traxmetax
> **Author:** [@traxmetax](https://x.com/traxmetax)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 113 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T18:08:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/traxmetax/status/2106083793924772213](https://x.com/traxmetax/status/2106083793924772213)  


> 
> "ELEPHANTS CAN RECOGNIZE THEMSELVES IN A MIRROR. 

Only a small number of animals have demonstrated this kind of self-recognition.

Elephants really looked in the mirror and said, “Yep, that's me.”"


### Discussion #15 by @TheUniverse_CBS
> **Author:** [@TheUniverse_CBS](https://x.com/TheUniverse_CBS)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 103 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T18:55:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TheUniverse_CBS/status/2106095662525981104](https://x.com/TheUniverse_CBS/status/2106095662525981104)  


> 
> "A star like our Sun, captured in its cosmic childhood.

About 550 light-years away, Hubble reveals young HP Tau glowing inside a reflection nebula a glimpse of a future Sun-like star still surrounded by the clouds and dust from which it was born. 

The Universe, caught in"


### Discussion #16 by @ChamantoChikna
> **Author:** [@ChamantoChikna](https://x.com/ChamantoChikna)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 99 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T17:21:40+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ChamantoChikna/status/2106072134217076938](https://x.com/ChamantoChikna/status/2106072134217076938)  


> 
> "The vastness of our planet never ceases to amaze.
#Antarctica #NightPhotography #FullMoon"


### Discussion #17 by @Dr_Sminty
> **Author:** [@Dr_Sminty](https://x.com/Dr_Sminty)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 31 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T18:44:20+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Dr_Sminty/status/2106092938476552673](https://x.com/Dr_Sminty/status/2106092938476552673)  


> 
> "This beautiful flower belongs to the Brazilian Red Cloak shrub. It is indigenous to Brazil. This was produced by the Botanical Gardens Creator. If you would like to see a different flower, please comment and let me know. Enjoy."


### Discussion #18 by @D93587Della
> **Author:** [@D93587Della](https://x.com/D93587Della)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 14 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T18:09:23+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/D93587Della/status/2106084144547766506](https://x.com/D93587Della/status/2106084144547766506)  


> 
> "THE DAY THE SHIFT BECOMES REAL

Imagine it’s an ordinary evening.

A family is watching TV. Someone is laughing at something on the screen.

Then—silence.

One family member looks different.

A flash of light.

And they’re gone.

No explosion. 

No warning. 

The Shift has begun."


### Discussion #19 by @KL1GS
> **Author:** [@KL1GS](https://x.com/KL1GS)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 11 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T19:00:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/KL1GS/status/2106096882489409782](https://x.com/KL1GS/status/2106096882489409782)  


> 
> "A science-fiction vision of energy made monumental: a golden pillar of light held by orbiting rings, rising from still water at the threshold of dusk"


### Discussion #20 by @ni_celeb
> **Author:** [@ni_celeb](https://x.com/ni_celeb)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 5 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T18:46:32+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ni_celeb/status/2106093490140758278](https://x.com/ni_celeb/status/2106093490140758278)  


> 
> "moon mission fueling up soon"