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· 2026-10-08T20:37:54.172000+00:00This is Fingal’s Cave in Scotland, where nature formed thousands of hexagonal basalt columns that look almost too perfect to be real
· 2026-10-08T21:05:32+00:00I have been a posting slug! How about that launch triple header last week: Starship, Crew 13, and Heavy!!! Terrestrial low band spectrum acquisition and FCC approval for Starlink Mobile constellation! And I am always relieved, grateful and proud when we complete a crew mission—
· 2026-10-08T18:52:29.733000+00:00President Trump presents the National Medal of Science to Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, and Lisa Su, and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Michael Dell and Satya Nadella
· 2026-10-08T20:57:45+00:00#BREAKING A powerful M6.7-class flare has occurred on the Sun. If the powerful solar flares continue in this manner and coronal mass ejections directed toward Earth form, the potential impacts include: Temporary disruptions in radio communications may occur. Precision
AI visual note: A dramatic illustration captures the Sun unleashing a massive M6.7-class solar flare, with intense plasma and fire-like bursts erupting into space, visually representing the powerful event that could disrupt Earth's radio communications and precision systems through potential coronal mass ejections.
· 2026-10-08T21:02:45+00:00China is racing toward a target of net zero by 2060, all while adding more capacity than the world has ever seen. But now it has to figure out how to manage its grid because it has more power than it can use bloom.bg/4AXf6fo
AI visual note: A Chinese flag flies atop a solar thermal tower surrounded by a vast array of mirrors, overlaid with the text "CHINA'S POWER PLAY" and a "B" logo. The image illustrates China's massive renewable energy expansion, visually representing the country's ambitious push toward clean energy capacity as it works to manage its rapidly growing grid.
· 2026-10-08T21:05:04+00:00. @Marronhormi pone a prueba la inducción electromagnética #ZaheraEH
· 2026-10-08T21:12:08+00:0010/8/26 5 pm ET As anticipated, Hurricane #Isaias has intensified, now Category 2. Track still takes the center through Pensacola area, but impacts will be felt WELL outside the center. Timing for landfall still looks like Friday night.
AI visual note: An ABC News satellite image of Hurricane Isaias, labeled Category 2 with 100 mph winds, moving NE at 12 mph, 215 MI N of Progreso, Mexico.
· 2026-10-08T21:08:40+00:00Met Office says snow could fall this weekend as UK braces for colder weather mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/m …
AI visual note: A person wearing a green hooded winter jacket walks a tan and white husky-type dog through a snowy park with a wooden bench and snow-covered houses in the background.
· 2026-10-08T21:13:00+00:00Extremely detailed HDR image of recent Total Solar Eclipse 2024.
AI visual note: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/US_Department_of_State_official_seal.svg/1200px-US_Department_of_State_official_seal.svg.png
· 2026-10-08T20:34:11+00:004:33 PM | A Flood Advisory has been issued for portions of St. Lucie County until 6:15 PM EDT. One to 2.5 inches have already fallen across portions of St. Lucie County. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.0 to 2.0 inches are expected over the area.
· 2026-10-08T20:06:19+00:00A strong cold front brings hazardous lake boating conditions this weekend. Choppy Friday; strongest winds Saturday: SW 15-25 mph, gusts to 40 mph, waves 2-3 ft. Consider postponing boating, especially in small craft.
AI visual note: A National Weather Service Reno graphic warns of "Choppy Lakes" on Saturday, with a Lake Wind Advisory in effect for multiple Nevada/California lakes including Lake Tahoe and Pyramid Lake. The advisory indicates southwest winds of 15-25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, wave heights of 2-3 feet on Lake Tahoe & Pyramid Lake, and a Moderate Risk Level (3/5) due to strong winds, large waves, and small craft vulnerability, supporting the post's recommendation to postpone boating activities.
· 2026-10-08T20:47:18+00:00¡Partos Planificados! El Poder de la Sincronización. Ventajas de la Sincronización de Estro
· 2026-10-08T18:51:59+00:00Tilcayo — New wild cat species exploring Bolivia.
· 2026-10-08T19:50:01+00:00Many in the robotics industry now think we’ll achieve physical AGI in the next 2 years. Our mission at @cosmic_robotics is to harness and deploy this technology to begin building a city on Mars in the next 10 years
· 2026-10-08T20:23:04+00:00For Moonbase Alpha, is the mass driver meant to throw finished AI sats straight to escape, or only to lunar orbit for a tug to finish the job? Escape from the Moon is only ~2.4 km/s, so a few-km track could do it, but the power pulse and the rail length change a lot depending
· 2026-10-08T20:48:06+00:00ORNL has been selected for six Phase II awards under the @ENERGY 's #GenesisMission. The projects will advance research in national priority areas for faster, more reliable science. Learn more about the projects bit.ly/3TMLpwU
· 2026-10-08T20:00:59+00:00Piden no viajar a la costa de Jalisco por el peligro del huracán "Simon" Las autoridades encienden las alertas ante el inminente impacto del huracán “Simon” en las costas de Jalisco, advirtiendo sobre el alto riesgo de deslaves.
· 2026-10-08T20:38:05+00:00The real test of quantum computing is what it can make possible for science. @ENERGY ’s 8 new Quantum Genesis Priority Applications will help us measure progress against real scientific problems and guide our work through Quantum Genesis. Read more: energy.gov/science/articl …
AI visual note: Cover page from the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission titled 'Quantum Genesis Priority Applications,' featuring a black-and-white design with concentric arc patterns.
· 2026-10-08T20:09:26+00:00maybe I sound like a mantis, but I think it's really cool that on rare warm nights in SF we finally get the song of crickets and katydids and you can actually find them by following and staring very intently at leaves
AI visual note: A close-up macro photograph of a green katydid resting on a textured green leaf, highlighting its spotted body and pinkish eyes.
· 2026-10-08T20:43:56+00:00richard feynman once said "nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry" - he died in 1988 not knowing he had already written the mathematical foundation of GPT-4 the researchers who
· 2026-10-08T20:10:56+00:00A little different view of Hurricane Isaias with true color satellite. Looks like it is forming an eye. #HurricaneIsaias
· 2026-10-08T21:00:29+00:00Another one Raptor 3 262 heading out for testing at McGregor! : @NASASpaceflight nsf.live/mcgregor
· 2026-10-08T21:00:00+00:00#Universo | ¿Qué relación tienen la #astronomía con las creencias de nuestros antepasados? El movimiento de los astros tenían una fuerte conexión con las concepciones religiosas de los Aztecas lc.cx/dZP_RO Semana Mundial del #Espacio
· 2026-10-08T20:45:30+00:00La semana entrante también se prevé lluviosa en buena parte del estado, con acumulados de lluvia superiores al promedio o normal. Mañana, a las 11:00 h, conoce más detalles durante la conferencia de prensa del Comité de Meteorología. facebook.com/cepm.civil/
AI visual note: A four-panel meteorological map showing accumulated rainfall (mm) and rainfall anomalies across Mexico from October 8-18, 2026, with captions indicating below-average to above-average rainfall in western Mexico and above-average rainfall with coffee-colored highlights in southern Mexico, predicting above-average rainfall for the upcoming week in much of the state.
· 2026-10-08T20:22:34+00:00¡Impresionante fenómeno! Destellos de rayos iluminan las enormes nubes del huracán Isaías, que se intensificó hasta convertirse en el primer huracán de la temporada 2026 en el Atlántico. Con vientos de hasta 140 km/h, el ciclón avanza hacia la costa norte del Golfo de
· 2026-10-08T21:10:07+00:00Isaias strengthens into Category 2 hurricane while churning toward the US Gulf Coast
· 2026-10-08T21:06:16+00:00NASA's hunting for a secret underground cave on the moon (and potential for exploring Mars) @NASA
· 2026-10-08T20:48:26+00:00El clima está como dicen por ahí, Medio loco .
· 2026-10-08T19:51:19+00:00Twitter gang forgets we doing japanese mars sample return until a month before it launches
AI visual note: An image of the Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX) card showing an H3-24L JAXA rocket launching from LA-Y2 at Japan's Tanegashima Space Center, dated October 19 at 3:41 PM with a mission duration of 12 days, 9 hours. The post’s remark is likely ironic: despite claiming to have forgotten Japan’s Mars sample return mission, the poster has closely tracked the MMX launch.
· 2026-10-08T19:27:10+00:00View of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean basins today 10/08 real-time #GOESEast, #GOESWest and #Himawari Mesoscale Sector products. See a hi-res version here-> re.ssec.wisc.edu/s/F3rtCt #RealEarth™ #UWSSEC #UWCIMSS @SSECRealEarth
· 2026-10-08T20:46:15+00:00Optogenetics absolutely blows my mind. Controlling neurons with light sounds like science fiction, but it’s real.
· 2026-10-08T19:50:25+00:00President Trump will be awarding Elon musk the National Medal Of Science this Thursday. The highest honour.
AI visual note: A composite image showing Elon Musk on the left and a gold National Medal of Science award on the right against a cloudy purple and pink background.
· 2026-10-08T20:09:30+00:00Beyond Leaderboard Scores: A Deployment-Focused Protocol for Interpretable Tracking Evaluation in Pedestrian-Centric Environments Dominik Wojcikiewicz, Diego Paez-Granados arxiv.org/abs/2610.01682 [𝚌𝚜.𝚁𝙾 𝚌𝚜.𝙲𝚅] Submitted to IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)
AI visual note: A paragraph of academic text discussing a deployment-focused, tracker-only evaluation protocol for mobile robots operating among pedestrians, using the JackRabbit Dataset and Benchmark.
· 2026-10-08T21:09:09+00:00Two worlds. One frame. The Moon meets Saturn in this stunning composite — a reminder of just how unreal our cosmic neighborhood can look. Would you look twice if you saw this in the night sky?
· 2026-10-08T20:30:15+00:00Last #Meteosat IR 10.8µm via @eumetsat
