# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-09 19:40 UTC > **Category:** Science > **Status:** Cooling Down > **Timestamp:** 2026-10-09 19:40 UTC (2026-10-09T19:40:00Z) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-09-19-40/non_crypto/science > **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-09-19-40/non_crypto.md --- ## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment - **Total Posts:** 57 - **Total Impressions:** 94.2K - **Bullish / Positive:** 6 - **Bearish / Negative:** 23 - **Neutral:** 28 --- ## Engagement Analysis Total Engagement - Comments: 48, Retweets: 116, Likes: 492, Impressions: 94207 --- ## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence ### Discussion #1 by @trthaber > **Author:** [@trthaber](https://x.com/trthaber) > **Metrics:** 6 likes · 1 retweets · 2 comments · 19.5K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:27:29+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/trthaber/status/2108640510935986534](https://x.com/trthaber/status/2108640510935986534) > > "Panama'da 7,7 büyüklüğündeki deprem canlı yayına böyle yansıdı. Deprem sonrası, doğu Pasifik'te kıyısı bulunan bölgeler için tsunami uyarısı verildi." ### Discussion #2 by @BBCWorld > **Author:** [@BBCWorld](https://x.com/BBCWorld) > **Metrics:** 24 likes · 7 retweets · 3 comments · 18.4K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:43:07+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BBCWorld/status/2108644448821195170](https://x.com/BBCWorld/status/2108644448821195170) > > "Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits Panama, damaging buildings" ### Discussion #3 by @LasVegasLocally > **Author:** [@LasVegasLocally](https://x.com/LasVegasLocally) > **Metrics:** 146 likes · 18 retweets · 16 comments · 10.1K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:57:25+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/LasVegasLocally/status/2108632947247268173](https://x.com/LasVegasLocally/status/2108632947247268173) > **Visual Context:** A weather map shows a tropical storm's projected path from 11 AM Friday (marked with an "X" off the Baja California coast) traveling northeast, reaching Southern California by 5 AM Saturday, Southern Nevada near Las Vegas by 5 PM Saturday, and continuing into Utah by Sunday—with "CENSORED" stamped across the northern portion of the storm's cone. The image illustrates the hurricane-to-tropical-storm track referenced in the post, showing its approach toward Las Vegas before moving into Utah. > > "Hurricane update: it's still on its way to Vegas, but now it's just an energetic tropical storm. It reaches Southern Nevada Sunday and could drop up to half an inch of rain, causing flooding and a sharp rise in hoodie sales. Then it's expected to climax in Utah on Sunday night." ### Discussion #4 by @nytimes > **Author:** [@nytimes](https://x.com/nytimes) > **Metrics:** 7 likes · 7 retweets · 3 comments · 9.4K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:46:51+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/nytimes/status/2108645388227879034](https://x.com/nytimes/status/2108645388227879034) > > "An earthquake with a preliminary 7.7 magnitude hit Panama on Friday, shaking buildings in Panama City and prompting evacuations, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and videos posted on social media. Tsunami alerts affecting the region followed." ### Discussion #5 by @GuntherEagleman > **Author:** [@GuntherEagleman](https://x.com/GuntherEagleman) > **Metrics:** 65 likes · 21 retweets · 11 comments · 4.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:32:25+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2108641754136121706](https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2108641754136121706) > > "Man, Panama just got rocked by a massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake. That’s no little tremor. We’re talking buildings shaking, people rushing into the streets, and tsunami warnings being issued across parts of the region. Imagine sitting there having a normal Friday, and suddenly" ### Discussion #6 by @TradingLatino > **Author:** [@TradingLatino](https://x.com/TradingLatino) > **Metrics:** 17 likes · 2 retweets · 4 comments · 3.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:44:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TradingLatino/status/2108644669336764615](https://x.com/TradingLatino/status/2108644669336764615) > > "Fuerte sismo de magnitud 7.2 en Panamá hoy, 9 de octubre, a las 12:56 p. m. Epicentro: 39 km al noroeste de Tonosí; profundidad: 4 km. Datos revisados del Instituto de Geociencias de la UP. Un abrazo a Panamá. Fuente: sismosgeociencias.up.ac.pa" ### Discussion #7 by @people > **Author:** [@people](https://x.com/people) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 2.2K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:28:08+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/people/status/2108640676887871527](https://x.com/people/status/2108640676887871527) > > "Hurricane Isaias Reaches Category 3 Strength with Just Hours to Go Before Storm Makes Landfall Along the Gulf Coast" ### Discussion #8 by @wsbtv > **Author:** [@wsbtv](https://x.com/wsbtv) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 2.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:56:38+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/wsbtv/status/2108632747539333457](https://x.com/wsbtv/status/2108632747539333457) > **Visual Context:** A USGS earthquake shake map shows the epicenter of a 7.7 magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast of Panama, with concentric intensity rings radiating outward from the star-marked epicenter located south of Panama City near the Gulf of Panama, reaching neighboring Costa Rica and Colombia. > > "7.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Panama wsbtv.com/news/trending/ …" ### Discussion #9 by @konstructivizm > **Author:** [@konstructivizm](https://x.com/konstructivizm) > **Metrics:** 8 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 1.5K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:30:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/konstructivizm/status/2108641144783405407](https://x.com/konstructivizm/status/2108641144783405407) > **Visual Context:** A single massive star, BD+60°2522, sits at the center of the Bubble Nebula, surrounded by a glowing blue shell of gas it has carved out of the surrounding orange-hued interstellar cloud in Cassiopeia. > > "In Cassiopeia, about 7,100 light-years away, a single massive star is blowing a hole in the sky. The result is the Bubble Nebula: a glowing shell of gas that looks as if someone has inflated a cosmic balloon inside a larger cloud. The star doing the work is BD+60°2522, an O-type" ### Discussion #10 by @TReporta > **Author:** [@TReporta](https://x.com/TReporta) > **Metrics:** 14 likes · 5 retweets · 1 comments · 1.4K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:27:37+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TReporta/status/2108640548047180239](https://x.com/TReporta/status/2108640548047180239) > > "Images from the Cambutal area, in the Azuero Peninsula, where the greatest impact has been recorded from the 7.2 magnitude earthquake, which has caused structural damage and disruptions to communication routes." ### Discussion #11 by @AlbertoRodNews > **Author:** [@AlbertoRodNews](https://x.com/AlbertoRodNews) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 1.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:17:40+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AlbertoRodNews/status/2108638043662061984](https://x.com/AlbertoRodNews/status/2108638043662061984) > > "El Salvador emite aviso de amenaza de tsunami tras terremoto de magnitud 7,7 en Panamá" ### Discussion #12 by @ReporteYa > **Author:** [@ReporteYa](https://x.com/ReporteYa) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 1.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:24:20+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ReporteYa/status/2108639719181431092](https://x.com/ReporteYa/status/2108639719181431092) > **Visual Context:** A USGS earthquake map displaying 40 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5+ in the past day, with several notable aftershocks visible in Panama including a 5.8 magnitude quake 1 km S of El Cacuo and a 5.0 magnitude event 18 km S of Los Asientos on October 9, 2026, illustrating the seismic activity referenced in the post about aftershocks following a 7.7 earthquake in Panama. > > "#9Oct #Panamá #Terremoto @FedericoBlackB : The United States Geological Service has recorded 4 aftershocks following the 7.7 earthquake in Panama. The aftershocks range from 5 to 5.8" ### Discussion #13 by @robperillo > **Author:** [@robperillo](https://x.com/robperillo) > **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 975 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:02:28+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/robperillo/status/2108634218024591487](https://x.com/robperillo/status/2108634218024591487) > > "ANF First Alert: Latest National Hurricane Center Advisory and Forecast Track for Isaías. #lawx #AcadianaWeather #FirstAlert #ANF" ### Discussion #14 by @legonzalezj > **Author:** [@legonzalezj](https://x.com/legonzalezj) > **Metrics:** 8 likes · 4 retweets · 0 comments · 969 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:50:36+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/legonzalezj/status/2108631231663407320](https://x.com/legonzalezj/status/2108631231663407320) > > "The magnitude of the 7.2 earthquake recorded in Panama, in other latitudes, would have ended in catastrophic scenes of collapsed buildings, dead, missing, etc. Thank God our engineers and architects are still building a country with conscience. Thanks @SPIApanama" ### Discussion #15 by @InformaOrbita > **Author:** [@InformaOrbita](https://x.com/InformaOrbita) > **Metrics:** 6 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 948 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:18:13+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/InformaOrbita/status/2108623079232692719](https://x.com/InformaOrbita/status/2108623079232692719) > > "PANAMA ON ALERT! The seismic activity recorded this Friday, October 9, has put the spotlight on Panamanian territory. From which city are you watching us? Did you feel the movement? #Panamá #Terremoto #ÚltimaHora #Sismo #ÓrbitaInforma" ### Discussion #16 by @NoticieroHechos > **Author:** [@NoticieroHechos](https://x.com/NoticieroHechos) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 932 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:19:44+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NoticieroHechos/status/2108638564237844681](https://x.com/NoticieroHechos/status/2108638564237844681) > > "Different videos have recorded the magnitude of the earthquake recorded on the coasts of Panama." ### Discussion #17 by @FuriousTrusted > **Author:** [@FuriousTrusted](https://x.com/FuriousTrusted) > **Metrics:** 14 likes · 13 retweets · 0 comments · 875 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:50:08+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/FuriousTrusted/status/2108631113610723346](https://x.com/FuriousTrusted/status/2108631113610723346) > > "Citizen videos show how the magnitude 8.0 earthquake was experienced in Panama. The powerful tremors were also felt in Colombia. #Panama #Earthquake #Colombia #BreakingNews #FTNews" ### Discussion #18 by @acontecercomsv > **Author:** [@acontecercomsv](https://x.com/acontecercomsv) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 733 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:07:55+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/acontecercomsv/status/2108635588022706539](https://x.com/acontecercomsv/status/2108635588022706539) > > "#Panama This is how the strong earthquake was experienced in Panama An earthquake of approximately 7.0 magnitude was reported near Los Pozos, Panama, during the morning of this Friday. #Earthquake #Quake #Tremor #Emergency #InternationalKG" ### Discussion #19 by @GiovanniCelisS > **Author:** [@GiovanniCelisS](https://x.com/GiovanniCelisS) > **Metrics:** 13 likes · 4 retweets · 1 comments · 723 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:49:42+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/GiovanniCelisS/status/2108631002931196035](https://x.com/GiovanniCelisS/status/2108631002931196035) > > "#URGENT A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Panama this Friday, according to a report from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter was located 12 kilometers from Tonosí, with a depth of 10 kilometers. The strong shaking was felt in Panama City, where several" ### Discussion #20 by @ElTiempoes > **Author:** [@ElTiempoes](https://x.com/ElTiempoes) > **Metrics:** 8 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 690 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:00:01+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ElTiempoes/status/2108618500918981047](https://x.com/ElTiempoes/status/2108618500918981047) > > "#ElTiempoMañana Weather stabilizes. Saturday will be a day of mostly clear skies across most of the country, but a DANA will bring showers and storms to the Canary Islands. There will also be isolated showers in Ceuta and the Andalusian Mediterranean. Cold atmosphere early in the" ### Discussion #21 by @laopinion_col > **Author:** [@laopinion_col](https://x.com/laopinion_col) > **Metrics:** 8 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 645 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:53:18+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/laopinion_col/status/2108631910322995262](https://x.com/laopinion_col/status/2108631910322995262) > > "#Atención #Mundo Terremoto de magnitud superior a 8 sacudió Panamá y se sintió en algunas zonas de Colombia. @laopinion_col" ### Discussion #22 by @noticias_tvperu > **Author:** [@noticias_tvperu](https://x.com/noticias_tvperu) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 630 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:20:33+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/noticias_tvperu/status/2108638767825252481](https://x.com/noticias_tvperu/status/2108638767825252481) > > "#LATEST | A strong earthquake shook Panama today, Friday, October 9. Authorities are assessing damages." ### Discussion #23 by @CivicoValle > **Author:** [@CivicoValle](https://x.com/CivicoValle) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 614 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:49:21+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CivicoValle/status/2108630915337560506](https://x.com/CivicoValle/status/2108630915337560506) > > "STRONG EARTHQUAKE IN PANAMA! The quake was recorded this Friday at 12:56 p.m. The initial magnitude was estimated at 8.0, but the USGS updated it to 7.6. The epicenter was located near Pitaloza Arriba. #Panamá #Terremoto #Sismo" ### Discussion #24 by @CNNweather > **Author:** [@CNNweather](https://x.com/CNNweather) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 614 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:13:05+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CNNweather/status/2108636886855983474](https://x.com/CNNweather/status/2108636886855983474) > **Visual Context:** CNN Breaking News graphic titled 'Powerful earthquake shakes Panama' over a photo of people gathered outdoors checking their phones. > > "A major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 has struck Panama, according to the US Geological Survey cnn.it/4jfwLbN" ### Discussion #25 by @bhadrauli > **Author:** [@bhadrauli](https://x.com/bhadrauli) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 594 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:54:25+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/bhadrauli/status/2108632191551017454](https://x.com/bhadrauli/status/2108632191551017454) > > "Panama got hit hard today. The quake was near Pitaloza Arriba. Buildings shook, people ran outside, and videos of damage are already going around. It was first called an 8.0, but USGS has revised it to 7.7. There’s still a tsunami threat for some coasts. Praying for everyone" ### Discussion #26 by @robperillo > **Author:** [@robperillo](https://x.com/robperillo) > **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 585 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:53:25+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/robperillo/status/2108631938026123374](https://x.com/robperillo/status/2108631938026123374) > **Visual Context:** A Facebook post by Rob Perillo, Chief Meteorologist KATC, discussing a Google Deep Mind AI Ensemble Model showing roughly a 20% chance for tropical genesis in the SW Gulf/Bay of Campeche in about 10 days. > > "This post from 11 days ago has aged well...based on subsequent excellent Google Deep Mind AI Model (FNV3) guidance, I think we have witnessed a forecast model paradigm change in the last couple of weeks! Incredible time to be a forecast meteorologist and watch the next step in" ### Discussion #27 by @Dr_ThomasZ > **Author:** [@Dr_ThomasZ](https://x.com/Dr_ThomasZ) > **Metrics:** 13 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 568 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:25:26+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Dr_ThomasZ/status/2108639996026741036](https://x.com/Dr_ThomasZ/status/2108639996026741036) > > "VIPER is a valuable @NASA mission focused on resource prospecting in the polar regions of the Moon. Love that @blueorigin is delivering it to its destination! Feels like a wonderful story arc for me..." ### Discussion #28 by @NDtitulares > **Author:** [@NDtitulares](https://x.com/NDtitulares) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 558 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:00:35+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NDtitulares/status/2108633744840040728](https://x.com/NDtitulares/status/2108633744840040728) > > "El Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada de Chile (SHOA) emitió una alerta de amenaza de tsunami para las costas de Chile debido a que un fuerte terremoto de magnitud 7,6 sacudió este viernes a Panamá, según detalla el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos" ### Discussion #29 by @SeismoSue > **Author:** [@SeismoSue](https://x.com/SeismoSue) > **Metrics:** 16 likes · 6 retweets · 0 comments · 547 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:44:46+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SeismoSue/status/2108629763170656650](https://x.com/SeismoSue/status/2108629763170656650) > > "There's a subduction zone along the west coast of Central America and another subduction zone along the west coast of South America. Panama sits at the inside elbow between the two. This was a shallow, mostly strike-slip quake. Revised estimate 7.7." ### Discussion #30 by @elnoticiero_6 > **Author:** [@elnoticiero_6](https://x.com/elnoticiero_6) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 516 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:07:09+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/elnoticiero_6/status/2108635395197948411](https://x.com/elnoticiero_6/status/2108635395197948411) > > "#EN6 | Due to the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that occurred this Friday in Panama, a tsunami warning was issued for several countries, including El Salvador. The MARN reported on its X account that the minimum estimated time of arrival of a possible tsunami to the Salvadoran" ### Discussion #31 by @margaritavela > **Author:** [@margaritavela](https://x.com/margaritavela) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 511 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:26:14+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/margaritavela/status/2108625098970144851](https://x.com/margaritavela/status/2108625098970144851) > > "¡Ocurrió un terremoto de magnitud 8,00 cerca a Pitaloza Arriba, #Panamá a las 9/10/26, 12:56!" ### Discussion #32 by @VoceroPR > **Author:** [@VoceroPR](https://x.com/VoceroPR) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 500 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:32:09+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/VoceroPR/status/2108626588954714533](https://x.com/VoceroPR/status/2108626588954714533) > > "The earthquake had a depth of 10 kilometers and was located southwest of Pitaloza Arriba." ### Discussion #33 by @jaimealeja12270 > **Author:** [@jaimealeja12270](https://x.com/jaimealeja12270) > **Metrics:** 6 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 498 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:04:04+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/jaimealeja12270/status/2108634620363432002](https://x.com/jaimealeja12270/status/2108634620363432002) > > "El Servicio Geológico Colombiano reportó un sismo de magnitud 8.0 el 9 de octubre de 2026 a las 12:56 hora local, con epicentro en la zona de Panamá (Pitaloza Arriba) y una profundidad de 33 km." ### Discussion #34 by @kienyke > **Author:** [@kienyke](https://x.com/kienyke) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 489 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:52:23+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/kienyke/status/2108631680806457655](https://x.com/kienyke/status/2108631680806457655) > **Visual Context:** A news graphic from 'kienyke' titled 'ATENCIÓN' reporting that UNGRD confirmed there is no tsunami alert in Colombia following an earthquake in Panama, with an image of people on a beach with palm trees. > > "La UNGRD ( @UNGRD ) informó que, según la Dirección General Marítima ( @Dimarcolombia ), el sismo de magnitud 7,6 registrado en Panamá no representa una amenaza de tsunami para la costa Pacífica colombiana." ### Discussion #35 by @Reporte_Indigo > **Author:** [@Reporte_Indigo](https://x.com/Reporte_Indigo) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 435 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:00:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Reporte_Indigo/status/2108618498234806432](https://x.com/Reporte_Indigo/status/2108618498234806432) > > "MTY | En Nuevo León, cada noche, los murciélagos realizan un desplome invisible de insectos, una lluvia sutil de semillas y una polinización que sostiene la vida en los ecosistemas de la región." ### Discussion #36 by @jaimealeja12270 > **Author:** [@jaimealeja12270](https://x.com/jaimealeja12270) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 432 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:42:05+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/jaimealeja12270/status/2108629085534499151](https://x.com/jaimealeja12270/status/2108629085534499151) > > "The Colombian Geological Service reported an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 on October 9, 2026, at 12:56 local time, with its epicenter in the Panama zone (Pitaloza Arriba) and a depth of 33 km." ### Discussion #37 by @acontecercomsv > **Author:** [@acontecercomsv](https://x.com/acontecercomsv) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 427 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:44:47+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/acontecercomsv/status/2108629766731358526](https://x.com/acontecercomsv/status/2108629766731358526) > **Visual Context:** Seismograph reading showing red seismic waves on a paper chart, with Spanish text 'Sismo de magnitud aproximada de 7.0 en Panamá' (Earthquake of approximate magnitude 7.0 in Panama) from acontecer. > > "#Panama SOS Seismic Alert in Panama! A tectonic movement of approximately 7.0 magnitude was reported near Los Pozos. The map shows perception zones extending from Nicaragua to Colombia. #Earthquake #SeismicEvent #Panama #Developing AR" ### Discussion #38 by @McGriffie > **Author:** [@McGriffie](https://x.com/McGriffie) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 419 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:29:04+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/McGriffie/status/2108625811163037824](https://x.com/McGriffie/status/2108625811163037824) > **Visual Context:** A topographic map from EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) showing a 'Potential felt event' with concentric red circles indicating 50 km, 200 km, and other radii centered around Panama. > > "Reportan terremoto de magnitud 8 en Panamá." ### Discussion #39 by @rafaelafrrf > **Author:** [@rafaelafrrf](https://x.com/rafaelafrrf) > **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 413 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:47:27+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/rafaelafrrf/status/2108630436687798421](https://x.com/rafaelafrrf/status/2108630436687798421) > > "Terremoto de magnitude 8.0 atinge o Panamá." ### Discussion #40 by @jpmasespanol > **Author:** [@jpmasespanol](https://x.com/jpmasespanol) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 322 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:08:28+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/jpmasespanol/status/2108635726338535800](https://x.com/jpmasespanol/status/2108635726338535800) > **Visual Context:** A serene coastal scene with small boats anchored near a sandy shore under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds. > > "Sismo de magnitud 7,6 en Panamá activa alerta de tsunami en el Pacífico. La advertencia contempla zonas costeras de Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Guatemala, El Salvador y México." ### Discussion #41 by @BackdoorAstro > **Author:** [@BackdoorAstro](https://x.com/BackdoorAstro) > **Metrics:** 12 likes · 2 retweets · 2 comments · 297 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:09:59+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BackdoorAstro/status/2108621008328675497](https://x.com/BackdoorAstro/status/2108621008328675497) > **Visual Context:** An astrophotography image of Jupiter shows its bands and the Great Red Spot, labeled 'JUPITER and GRS WAKE (FIRST IMAGE 2026 SEASON), OCTOBER 8, 2026, 13:00 UTC, 30" DOB' by B. Martin of Backdoor Astronomy. > > "JUPTITER, Great Red Spot, Wake, and First Image of 2026 - October 8, 2026 LOW ALTITUDE I believe we will lose the Northern Belt in short time. The Northern Belt is getting thinner by the year and more turbulent. Full info instagram.com/p/DeSHFdyH-jh/" ### Discussion #42 by @Nyxelarm > **Author:** [@Nyxelarm](https://x.com/Nyxelarm) > **Metrics:** 15 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 246 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:53:17+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Nyxelarm/status/2108631905427955847](https://x.com/Nyxelarm/status/2108631905427955847) > > "OPENAI JUST DROPPED 722 MATH PAPERS FROM A MODEL NOBODY CAN USE. 4,000 problems posed. 372 families. 3 hours of thinking per result. Some claims brush the Riemann hypothesis and Birch–Swinnerton-Dyer, the million-dollar ones. The New York Times called it breathtaking and" ### Discussion #43 by @stardate > **Author:** [@stardate](https://x.com/stardate) > **Metrics:** 6 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 241 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:00:53+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/stardate/status/2108618719240835378](https://x.com/stardate/status/2108618719240835378) > **Visual Context:** An astrophotography image showing labeled constellations including Camelopardalis, Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Perseus, and Andromeda against a starry night sky, credited to E. Slawik/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Zamani. > > "Cassiopeia is an easy constellation to pick out. The stars of the queen form a prominent letter M or W, which is visible even through moderate light pollution. It’s in the northeast at nightfall and climbs high across the north during the night." ### Discussion #44 by @SciRobotics > **Author:** [@SciRobotics](https://x.com/SciRobotics) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 217 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:00:21+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SciRobotics/status/2108633685855473667](https://x.com/SciRobotics/status/2108633685855473667) > **Visual Context:** A slow-motion video frame showing text "Operating at 30 Hz; Playback speed at 0.03125×" at the top, depicting an object impacting a surface. > > "A 185-milligram robot flies freely without a transmission, powering its cone-shaped wings with an electrostrictive actuator. It also stands up to crushing impacts. @UCLAengineering Read more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/4Avt7R7" ### Discussion #45 by @airandspace > **Author:** [@airandspace](https://x.com/airandspace) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 217 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:39:16+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/airandspace/status/2108643478418628703](https://x.com/airandspace/status/2108643478418628703) > **Visual Context:** A black-and-white vintage photograph of an experimental aircraft in flight labeled 'NAVY' on its wing and 'ARMY' on its fuselage, with a pilot visible in the open cockpit. > > "#OTD in 1959, Vertol turned over the VZ-2 vertical landing and takeoff aircraft to NASA’s Langley Research Center to conduct flight tests. NASA conducted the Army's share of the flight tests because the service did not have pilots qualified to fly VTOL aircraft:" ### Discussion #46 by @NatureMomentz > **Author:** [@NatureMomentz](https://x.com/NatureMomentz) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 198 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:10:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NatureMomentz/status/2108621011575087305](https://x.com/NatureMomentz/status/2108621011575087305) > > "Giant Tortoises at Full Speed Reptile" ### Discussion #47 by @deep29jariwala > **Author:** [@deep29jariwala](https://x.com/deep29jariwala) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 191 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:52:13+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/deep29jariwala/status/2108631638649548838](https://x.com/deep29jariwala/status/2108631638649548838) > > "Thrilled to be elected as a Fellow of the @APSphysics aps.org/funding-recogn … Our research touches many areas of physics and we are most focused on translating physical phenomena in new materials to practical applications. Grateful to the nominators, letter writers and most" ### Discussion #48 by @CADENA100 > **Author:** [@CADENA100](https://x.com/CADENA100) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 178 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:19:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CADENA100/status/2108638376450806165](https://x.com/CADENA100/status/2108638376450806165) > > "Javi Nieves desvela el curioso experimento del pie que confunde por completo a nuestro cerebro" ### Discussion #49 by @Doctor_Degen > **Author:** [@Doctor_Degen](https://x.com/Doctor_Degen) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 160 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:06:29+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Doctor_Degen/status/2108620127889477752](https://x.com/Doctor_Degen/status/2108620127889477752) > > "Everything you’ve been taught about human evolution is a mathematical impossibility. Primates supposedly went from the trees to language and civilization in ~800,000 years. Dinosaurs had over 100 million years on an oxygen-rich planet and never got past the intelligence of a" ### Discussion #50 by @ArcGISStoryMaps > **Author:** [@ArcGISStoryMaps](https://x.com/ArcGISStoryMaps) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 156 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:35:06+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ArcGISStoryMaps/status/2108627330574819748](https://x.com/ArcGISStoryMaps/status/2108627330574819748) > **Visual Context:** A botanical illustration of various carnivorous plants including sundews, pitcher plants, and Venus flytraps growing in soil with a small flying insect nearby. > > "Something hungry lurks in the bog… Carnivorous plants thrive where other plants struggle. Follow iNaturalist data into the strange world of nature’s most spine-chilling plants. bit.ly/3VqXTLf#Science #Halloween #LivingAtlas" ### Discussion #51 by @fangshimin > **Author:** [@fangshimin](https://x.com/fangshimin) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 87 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:46:16+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/fangshimin/status/2108645238168563910](https://x.com/fangshimin/status/2108645238168563910) > **Visual Context:** A screenshot of a Chinese social media post from Xinhua News announcing the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, featuring a blue graphic labeled '最新消息' (Latest News) and user comments below. > > "这条新华社快讯(“瑞典皇家科学院7日宣布,2名科学家获得2026年诺贝尔化学奖。”)的新闻点在哪里?“2名”而不是“1名”“3名”?" ### Discussion #52 by @Corantioquia > **Author:** [@Corantioquia](https://x.com/Corantioquia) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 77 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:00:01+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Corantioquia/status/2108633599960584456](https://x.com/Corantioquia/status/2108633599960584456) > > "#ConectadosPorLaVida | Hay quienes aprendieron a leer el territorio siguiendo el camino del agua. En Gómez Plata, la ciencia, la tecnología y el conocimiento de las comunidades se encuentran en PIRAGUA, una red que durante 15 años ha convertido la observación en información" ### Discussion #53 by @xavierkatana > **Author:** [@xavierkatana](https://x.com/xavierkatana) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 55 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:24:44+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/xavierkatana/status/2108639820079583347](https://x.com/xavierkatana/status/2108639820079583347) > > "• Schrödinger changed physics. Then he questioned the self. • Waves, the cat, life and consciousness. Visit our podcast: thehumanxp.com Also check us out on YouTube: youtube.com/@thehumanxp" ### Discussion #54 by @NeoEthereal > **Author:** [@NeoEthereal](https://x.com/NeoEthereal) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 26 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:09:28+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NeoEthereal/status/2108635977556340901](https://x.com/NeoEthereal/status/2108635977556340901) > > "Rakamlar arasındaki bu salınım, doğanın kaotik ritminin matematiksel modellerimizi ne denli zorladığının kanıtı." ### Discussion #55 by @NeoEthereal > **Author:** [@NeoEthereal](https://x.com/NeoEthereal) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 24 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:55:15+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NeoEthereal/status/2108632399328211439](https://x.com/NeoEthereal/status/2108632399328211439) > > "Twelve kilometers isn't just depth; it's a reminder that the ground beneath us won't ever stay still for long." ### Discussion #56 by @Kristopherfloyd > **Author:** [@Kristopherfloyd](https://x.com/Kristopherfloyd) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 21 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:24:34+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Kristopherfloyd/status/2108624679090966766](https://x.com/Kristopherfloyd/status/2108624679090966766) > > "Bacteria building nanoparticles is still one of the coolest talks we've had at FRC. Congrats Naima" ### Discussion #57 by @E1ectraH3art > **Author:** [@E1ectraH3art](https://x.com/E1ectraH3art) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 7 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-09T18:58:18+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/E1ectraH3art/status/2108633166978199736](https://x.com/E1ectraH3art/status/2108633166978199736) > > "engineers have been studying this bridge trying to replicate it and all of them have failed to get close"