# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-04 20:10 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-10-04 20:10 UTC (2026-10-04T20:10:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-04-20-10/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-04-20-10/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 11
- **Total Impressions:** 177.7K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 3
- **Bearish / Negative:** 2
- **Neutral:** 6

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 100, Retweets: 32, Likes: 1767, Impressions: 177684


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 1.6K likes · 16 retweets · 97 comments · 162.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T18:32:12.135000+00:00  



> 
> "TIL that up to half of the water on Earth is actually older than the Sun itself. It formed in interstellar space and survived the creation of our solar system."


### Discussion #2 by @Echinanews
> **Author:** [@Echinanews](https://x.com/Echinanews)  
> **Metrics:** 44 likes · 5 retweets · 2 comments · 4.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-04T06:59:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Echinanews/status/2106640210113032395](https://x.com/Echinanews/status/2106640210113032395)  


> 
> "National Day posters paying tribute to Chinese scientists light up Shanghai’s Century Avenue Metro Station. They deserve the spotlight! #NationalDay #Shanghai"


### Discussion #3 by @yasinnesen
> **Author:** [@yasinnesen](https://x.com/yasinnesen)  
> **Metrics:** 18 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 4.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-04T18:27:49+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/yasinnesen/status/2106813558466269560](https://x.com/yasinnesen/status/2106813558466269560)  


> 
> "Kilis ve Gaziantep şehir merkezlerini ciddi şekilde etkileyecek; dolu potansiyeline sahip geçişler görünüyor.."


### Discussion #4 by @SpaceNews_Inc
> **Author:** [@SpaceNews_Inc](https://x.com/SpaceNews_Inc)  
> **Metrics:** 33 likes · 5 retweets · 0 comments · 3.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-04T16:40:55+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SpaceNews_Inc/status/2106786654035816478](https://x.com/SpaceNews_Inc/status/2106786654035816478)  


> 
> "Former NASA science leader joins Blue Origin 
spacenews.com/former-nasa-sc
…"


### Discussion #5 by @XploraSpace
> **Author:** [@XploraSpace](https://x.com/XploraSpace)  
> **Metrics:** 11 likes · 2 retweets · 1 comments · 683 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-04T19:53:53+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/XploraSpace/status/2106835217633907192](https://x.com/XploraSpace/status/2106835217633907192)  


> **Visual Context:** A close-up view of a space shuttle, showing its nose and cockpit against a blue sky with scattered clouds.  

> 
> "After the Columbia tragedy, the space shuttles had to perform an unprecedented maneuver: the "Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver." They would flip over in front of the ISS to expose their thermal shields to the astronauts on the station."


### Discussion #6 by @GRT_TV_FM
> **Author:** [@GRT_TV_FM](https://x.com/GRT_TV_FM)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 645 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-04T19:49:10+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/GRT_TV_FM/status/2106834028519370950](https://x.com/GRT_TV_FM/status/2106834028519370950)  


> 
> "Ceviz büyüklüğünde dolu yağışı ortalığı beyaza bürüdü

#Hatay #Altınözü #DoluYağışı #CevizBüyüklüğündeDolu #ŞiddetliYağış #Meteoroloji #AltınözüStadyumu #HavaDurumu #SonDakika #HatayHaberleri #Dolu #Yağış"


### Discussion #7 by @megagoose11
> **Author:** [@megagoose11](https://x.com/megagoose11)  
> **Metrics:** 21 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 588 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-04T19:29:46+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/megagoose11/status/2106829148400361837](https://x.com/megagoose11/status/2106829148400361837)  


> **Visual Context:** An aerial photograph shows four small white aircraft flying in a tight formation over a sprawling urban landscape with roads and houses.  

> 
> "To all those people saying that Ship 40 completed a useful orbit, then so did the Rutan Voyager:

So tell me, is what you see below a useful spacecraft? Just because it "orbited" the earth once without stopping?"


### Discussion #8 by @_cosmicearth
> **Author:** [@_cosmicearth](https://x.com/_cosmicearth)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 578 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-04T19:45:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2106833162005528663](https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2106833162005528663)  


> 
> "Night Sky on Mars as seen from NASA Curiosity Rover."


### Discussion #9 by @reid_lt
> **Author:** [@reid_lt](https://x.com/reid_lt)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 420 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-04T19:37:25+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/reid_lt/status/2106831074848620932](https://x.com/reid_lt/status/2106831074848620932)  


> **Visual Context:** A weather map from WeatherNerds.org showing ECENS Observed SST Anomaly and Tropical System Lows for the Gulf of Mexico, with tracks colored by max wind speed.  

> 
> "12z Ensemble Suite 

EPS
FNV3
WNV3 
GENC 

Overall I’m thinking a sloppy TS is most likely with winds of 50 mph."


### Discussion #10 by @BitBangingBytes
> **Author:** [@BitBangingBytes](https://x.com/BitBangingBytes)  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 346 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-04T18:44:22+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BitBangingBytes/status/2106817722604789842](https://x.com/BitBangingBytes/status/2106817722604789842)  


> 
> "SCANNING ELECTRONS in my GARAGE!"


### Discussion #11 by @paradeevic
> **Author:** [@paradeevic](https://x.com/paradeevic)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 75 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-04T19:38:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/paradeevic/status/2106831400531877914](https://x.com/paradeevic/status/2106831400531877914)  


> 
> "42 PAPERS GOT DROPPED FROM THIS BENCH LAST NIGHT AND THE BIGGEST SINGLE REASON WAS NOT BAD DATA. IT WAS NO DATA BEHIND THE CLAIM AT ALL.

The board keeps a ranked list of why anything gets thrown out, and it runs in this order.

No source. Thin cite. Bad table. No DOI. Stale."