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· 2026-10-09T14:51:44+00:00Really, nothing prepares you for choosing the fourth image in the tweet; it must have been an extraordinary talk.
AI visual note: The image captures a candid, joyful moment where a laughing man in a cream jacket and a man in a black t-shirt excitedly hold up an orange card together, with the man on the right wearing a blue lanyard—likely backstage at an event following the talk referenced in the post. The genuine laughter and celebratory gesture suggest a memorable interaction following a successful presentation.
· 2026-10-09T14:18:44+00:00Math, or any other field of science for that matter, does not exist, nor is it funded by citizens or taxpayers, simply to provide people with careers! Society has generously granted us scientists with prestige, status & resources in return for our responsibility to advance
· 2026-10-09T16:01:46+00:00As of 11 a.m. EST, #Isaias is a major Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120mph. With landfall projected for this evening, now is the time to finalize your plans. If you are not evacuating, make sure you have everything you need to shelter in place. All state
· 2026-10-08T21:22:42+00:00Breathtaking... What looks like a dramatic mountain range is actually the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula, a spectacular region where new stars are being born, 7,600 light-years away. (Video by WorldAndScience - Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI)
· 2026-10-09T14:40:37+00:00To the Moon and back again. Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch return to #HWHAP to reflect on their historic journey around the Moon, the moments that moved them, and what it’s like to come home after traveling farther than any humans before them.
AI visual note: The promotional image for "Houston We Have a Podcast" Episode 440 features NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch in blue flight suits, with Wiseman raising both fists in celebration and Koch holding a microphone with one finger pointed upward, set against a backdrop showing a rocket launch and the Moon, with the NASA logo in the corner and the title "To the Moon and Back Again with Reid and Christina" displayed below.
· 2026-10-08T22:57:05+00:00A stellar explosion doesn’t always destroy the star. At the heart of Pa 30, a surviving star sits inside a spectacular shell of gas, likely the aftermath of a supernova seen in 1181. (Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA et. al.)
AI visual note: A brilliant orange filamentary shell of glowing gas expands outward in a striking starburst pattern, encircling a bright central star—visible as the white-blue point at the center—set against a dense starfield. This image captures the nebula Pa 30, the remnant of a supernova witnessed in 1181, with the surviving star still shining at its core.
· 2026-10-09T15:43:05+00:00Meet UGCA 281, a tiny galaxy busy making stars. This blue compact dwarf in Canes Venatici holds two luminous clusters surrounded by glowing hydrogen. (Credit: NASA, ESA, and the LEGUS team)
AI visual note: A blue compact dwarf galaxy, UGCA 281, shines with clusters of bright young stars and glowing green hydrogen clouds against a backdrop scattered with distant stars and galaxies.
· 2026-10-09T16:45:08+00:00"When we are drawn into even the most primitive exchanges with a relational artifact, we believe it cares for us," Dr. Sherry Turkle writes. "And we are wired to care for it in return."
· 2026-10-09T16:14:13+00:00Tropical Storm Rachel, which is now expected to make landfall near MX/CA border, is not currently a very impressive-looking tropical cyclone, with sparse deep convection & clear dry mid-level air intrusion. However, ambient ocean conditions are extraordinarily warm... [Thread]
· 2026-10-09T16:20:09+00:00PRONÓSTICO PARA LAS PRÓXIMAS HORAS Para la tarde y noche se prevén lluvias , acompañadas en algunos casos de, principalmente en el sur y occidente de la región Caribe, así como en sectores de las regiones Andina, Pacífica y el occidente de la Orinoquía y Amazonía.
AI visual note: A precipitation forecast map from IDEAM for the afternoon of October 9, 2026, showing expected rainfall across Colombia, with heavier precipitation (4-8 mm) indicated in green areas around Bogotá, Medellín, and surrounding regions, consistent with the forecast of afternoon and evening rains in the Andean, Pacific, and western Orinoco and Amazon regions.
· 2026-10-09T16:31:07+00:00This infrared image highlights the obscured structures of NGC 3603 (left) and NGC 3576 (right), where young stars actively sculpt their nebulas with intense radiation and stellar winds, informing star formation studies. (Credit: ESO/VVVX survey)
AI visual note: This infrared astronomical image, captured by the ESO/VVVX survey, reveals two glowing nebulae—NGC 3603 on the left and NGC 3576 on the right—embedded in a dense star field, showcasing young massive stars carving out their surrounding gas and dust clouds through intense radiation and stellar winds.
· 2026-10-09T16:29:26+00:00Coastal flooding is occurring across this morning, as shown here at Whitecap Beach, North Padre Seawall, & Malaquite Beach. This will likely continue through this weekend. Majority of beach roads are inaccessible, along with a HIGH risk of rip currents due to effects from Isaias.
AI visual note: An aerial panoramic view of a beachside parking area near the ocean, featuring several parked cars including SUVs and a pickup truck, alongside a circular sandy enclosure with a star pattern bordered by short pillars.
· 2026-10-09T16:15:20+00:00This was a storm where experience forecasting these kind of setups prior in depth pays severe dividends imo. There’s a lot more to TC forecasting than staring at these maps. They don’t even come remotely close to telling the whole story. There’s so many variables to look at
· 2026-10-09T16:24:39+00:00It looks like Hurricane #Isaias managed to complete a MERGER EWRC while tanking 40 kts of shear... That's fucking crazy. The eyewall is rebuilding itself with new hot towers.
· 2026-10-09T15:33:13+00:00Some models are showing cat 1 strength off the coast of Baja California! Even Some models want direct landfall in the Moreno Valley area.. interesting set up we will see how things play out
AI visual note: A weather map showing storm tracking over the southwestern US and Mexico, with wind speed indicators and timeline markers showing Sunday 11 AM, Tomorrow 5 PM, and Tomorrow 11 AM forecasts near the Baja California region.
· 2026-10-09T15:36:00+00:00Orientale Basin
AI visual note: A detailed grayscale photograph of the moon's surface showing craters and lunar terrain against the blackness of space.
· 2026-10-09T16:10:23+00:00Start your day with California condors on the Henrietta Peak ALERTCalifornia camera. Mornings and evenings are the best time to look for these endangered birds at: bit.ly/4frDA4N Check IDs for Central CA flock tags at condorspotter.com
AI visual note: A camera view from an ALERTCalifornia/UC San Diego mountaintop station in Red Deer, showing mountain ridges at dawn with an eagle perched in the foreground.
· 2026-10-09T16:13:09+00:00A spider handed a live bee wraps it in even silk until it looks packaged for later. Orb-weavers do this routinely to pin down insects that can still sting, then hang the bundle and feed when ready. The tweezers only make an ordinary web behavior easy to watch.
· 2026-10-09T15:20:55+00:00Hurricane Isaias reduces oil production in the Gulf of Mexico by 60% Read more vtv.com.ve/huracan-isaias …
AI visual note: An aerial view of a yellow offshore oil and gas platform in the ocean, with a flare burning at the top of one of the towers.
· 2026-10-09T16:06:43+00:00Breakdown of the threats from #Isaias via the NWS as of the 10AM update from the NHC.
· 2026-10-09T16:19:02+00:00Aguacero 6.10 is live 148 European radars + MeteoAlarm & ECCC alerts Model time-height plots Model cross sections on the map Armor3D SSTs Customize performance/RAM/threads Dock, drag & resize charts Placefile support 5 languages aguacerowx.com
AI visual note: Promotional page for 'AguaceroWX Update 6.10' highlighting features like European radar, alerts, time-height plots, and cross sections with sample weather maps.
· 2026-10-09T15:02:58+00:0011am Friday Tropical RADAR Snapshot - there looks to be a band straight S of out area that has dome designs on bringing some rain later today. #TropicalThoughts #HurricaneSeason2026 #ISAIAS2026
AI visual note: A WCTV First Alert Weather tropical radar map showing storm activity near Mobile, Tallahassee, and New Orleans, with the timestamp 'FRI 11:00 AM'.
· 2026-10-09T14:58:49+00:00If you look at which sections of the North Atlantic see the most wave activity flux, you notice that it is predominantly concentrated in the northeastern sections. So why is that? This is not a random situation; it is related to jet dynamics. Toward the Northeast Atlantic, there
AI visual note: A meteorological chart titled '03Oct.2026 – 07Oct.2026' showing global weather patterns, wind vectors, and temperature anomalies across a world map.
· 2026-10-09T16:20:10+00:00Jet stream activity picks up across western Canada over the weekend into next week, but most of the heaviest precipitation is deposited around the periphery of the Prairies. 7-day rain/snow forecast totals and 7-day 1" precip/2" snowfall probabilities:
· 2026-10-09T15:30:00+00:00Himalayas as seen from Space
AI visual note: A breathtaking view from space shows a long mountain range with snow-capped peaks stretching across a vast landscape, contrasting green valleys with arid brown plains and turquoise lakes.
· 2026-10-09T14:52:04+00:00Super El Niño: A explicação climática por trás do furacão no Atlântico e das chuvas extremas no Sul do Brasil
· 2026-10-09T15:31:30+00:00. @FAO meets Kazakhstan’s National Agrarian Science and Educational Centre (NASEC) to advance #SustainableLivestock transformation. Discussions explored how research, education and new technologies can improve animal health, production and rangeland management.
AI visual note: A collage of two photos with the text "Working together" and the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) logo at the bottom
· 2026-10-09T16:13:22+00:00En esta Semana Mundial del Espacio, ¿te has preguntado a qué huele el espacio? La maestra Paola nos lo explica. #NoticiasImagen #PaolaRojasDPC @PaolaRojas
· 2026-10-09T16:04:39+00:00Not every giant needs the same buffer — bear is 90m, bison only 23m ... via interestingsasf (X)
· 2026-10-09T16:07:42+00:00Typhoon #Koguma has maximum sustained winds of 115mph and wind gusts of 145mph and it is moving west northwest at 17mph. It is still being forecasted to peak at 140mph with wind gusts of 165mph #tropicswx #tropicalupdate #wind #rainfall #severewx #wxtwitter #BREAKING #typhoon
AI visual note: JTWC tropical cyclone tracking map showing a storm's projected path near Japan and Korea with intensity markers in knots ranging from 100KTs to 120KTs over multiple dates.